NSW Rural Fire Service Library
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Anzac Day and the library's military history collection
The photo:
World War I - Ypres. Australian Infantry awaiting orders to take over the line. Photographed by Capt. Frank Hurley.
Frank Hurley joined the Australian Imperial Force in August 1917 as the official photographer and this image is part of his Western Front 1917-1918 album.World War I - Ypres. Australian Infantry awaiting orders to take over the line. Photographed by Capt. Frank Hurley.
This collection of 125 gelatin silver photographs can be viewed online at the State Library of NSW website here
Welcome to your NSW RFS Library
How can the library help you?
- Information assistance: Ask the librarian for assistance in sourcing publications for your work-related project.
- Current awareness: Request alerts for new journal issues or tailored for your topic of interest
- Loans: Books may be borrowed by all members of the NSW RFS. Items are posted to your nominated address and return is easy - use the enclosed return address label and hand in at your district office.
- Interlibrary loans: Items not held in the NSW RFS library can be obtained from other libraries.
- Subject reading lists: Collaborate with your professional librarian to compile subject-specific reading guides.
- Literacy classes: Individual or group literacy training available online or face-to-face to improve your searching skills
If you are visiting NSW RFS HQ, please use our Library to study, browse our collection and borrow books, meet guests, or enjoy some quiet time.
Browse our Bush Fire Bulletin online through Trove
The NSW Rural Fire Service, with the National Library of Australia, has digitised the entire collection of the Bush Fire Bulletin dating back to September 1952. The digitised collection also includes the Sitrep bulletin (a joint publication that incorporated both our Bush Fire Bulletin and the SES Bulletin) from 1976 to 1978.
This historical archived collection is available online in Trove.
Browse the collection.
Bush Fire Bulletin (1952 – 1975)
Bush Fire Bulletin (1978 – 2022)
Search the collection.
If you are looking for articles on a particular topic, e.g. the town of Merriwa, you can easily search the whole Bulletin collection in Trove.
Open the Trove search box using this link. The search box is pre-filled with the Bulletin catalogue items. There are over 6000 articles.
In the search box (after the Bulletin Catalogue items), type in AND followed by your keyword(s) e.g. AND Merriwa
Click on the search icon. The resulting articles will be listed. Please contact the library if you need any assistance.
Research news...
Natural Hazards Research Forum 2024
This three-day program includes discussion, engagement, knowledge sharing and road-mapping of natural hazards research through the Natural Hazards Research Centre and from other organisations around the country.
This year's forum is being held in Adelaide in May.
The Natural Hazards Research Forum webpage has more information.
Opening times
The library is open Monday to Friday - closed weekends and public holidays
If you wish to visit, please make an appointment with the librarian.
Natural Hazards Research Forum 2024
This three-day program includes discussion, engagement, knowledge sharing and road-mapping of natural hazards research through the Natural Hazards Research Centre and from other organisations around the country.
This year's forum is being held in Adelaide in May.
The Natural Hazards Research Forum webpage has more information.
Opening times
The library is open Monday to Friday - closed weekends and public holidays
If you wish to visit, please make an appointment with the librarian.
Location
The library is located on the third floor of the NSW RFS Head Office at 4 Murray Rose Ave, Sydney Olympic Park NSW.
Contact
Our librarian is Katie Vandine
Phone: 02 8741 5455
Email: rfs.library@rfs.nsw.gov.au
Postal address (for returning library books):
NSW Rural Fire Service - Library
Locked Bag 17
Granville NSW 2142
Looking for something light to read. Your NSW RFS library, in conjunction with the Health and Wellbeing department, provide all members access to our Flipster online magazine collection.
With Flipster you can read the latest issues of our health and fitness magazines in addition to other titles such as PCWorld, Wild, and National Geographic. Quickly access a magazine in your browser, or use the Flipster app on your mobile device to download a magazine to read later - even when you're offline!
Contact the library for password and instructions.
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Would you like to receive an email alert (every two months) detailing the new resources, including books, reports and journal articles, that have been added into our library.
March 2024 Library News
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To sign up, just contact the library with your email address.
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