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Ringwood and District Historical Society
Photograph, Ringwood Rifle Range after the bushfires of January 1962
... Ringwood Rifle Range after the bushfires of January 1962. ...Black and white photographTyped on back of photograph- "Ringwood Rifle Range after the bushfires of January 1962. Remains of 20 x 12 hut between the 5 and 600 yard mounds. Value £256 ." -
Victoria Police Museum
Photograph (police motorcycle)
... Cockatoo and Belgrave around the time of the Ash Wednesday fires... the time of the Ash Wednesday fires. In the background ...Police motorbike riding through a bushfire zone between Cockatoo and Belgrave around the time of the Ash Wednesday fires. In the background is a signpost that has been relatively untouched but melted into a twisted shape by the heat of the fire. Circa 1983.police vehicles; motor transport branch; motor transport section; wireless patrol; motor cycle patrol; police motorcycles -
Eltham District Historical Society Inc
Book, The Blacksmiths' Tree: A Portrait by Debbie Qadri, 2018
... Black Saturday...Black Saturday... and finally installed at Strathewen following the Black Saturday... and finally installed at Strathewen following the Black Saturday ...This is the author's PhD research at the College of Arts and Education at Victoria University about the Blacksmith's Tree, memorial and art work constructed mainly by many blacksmiths and finally installed at Strathewen following the Black Saturday bushfires in February 2009. The book includes the authors own drawings and text. Includes a time line and references.Paperback, 296 pages Printed in landscape format (90 degrees to normal)blacksmiths' tree, memorial, public art, strathewen, blacksmiths, black saturday -
Eltham District Historical Society Inc
Book - Booklet, Tim Malseed et al, Bushfire Death Trap: The Eltham Gateway, 2013
... Black Saturday...Black Saturday... to people's lives in order to evacuate safely following the Black... safely following the Black Saturday fire of February 2009 ...Discussion paper about the bushfire risks in Eltham to people's lives in order to evacuate safely following the Black Saturday fire of February 2009. Investigates the environmental, historical and political landscape. Newspaper clipping "Ignoring burning issue", Tim Malseed, Eltham, Letters, Diamond Valley Leader, April 24, 2013eltham gateway, eltham, bushfire, black saturday -
Whitehorse Historical Society Inc.
Book, Ash Wednesday, 1983
... Bushfires...Bushfires... Wednesday fires on 16 Feb 1983 and the trip arranged... articles and photographs of the Ash Wednesday fires on 16 Feb 1983 ...2 Albums of newspaper articles and photographs of the Ash Wednesday fires on 16 Feb 1983.2 Albums of newspaper articles and photographs of the Ash Wednesday fires on 16 Feb 1983 and the trip arranged by the Nunawading Rotary Club for 23 children and 2 teachers to go to New Zealand for 15 days holiday.2 Albums of newspaper articles and photographs of the Ash Wednesday fires on 16 Feb 1983. bushfires, farr, ken. a, rotary club of nunawading -
Anglesea and District Historical Society
Crockery, Royal Stafford, Estimated 1900-1920
... bushfires...bushfires... Ash Wednesday fires. Floral design with gilt decoration... blackened and crazed from Ash Wednesday fires. Floral design ...3 cups and 1 jug, ceramic, badly blackened and crazed from Ash Wednesday fires. Floral design with gilt decoration to tops of jug and cups. Jug has moulded border to top and base - all with ornate scrolled handles.Makers mark on base.crockery, ash wednesday, bushfires -
Eltham District Historical Society Inc
Newspaper - Newspaper articles, The Herald, 3 Die as Bushfires Sweep the Hill: 10 homes burn at Nth. Eltham, The Herald, Wednesday, March 3, p1, 1965
... 3 Die as Bushfires Sweep the Hill: 10 homes burn at Nth...Victorian Bushfires - 1965 ...Various news articles pertaining to the January 1965 Victorian bushfires specifically with a focus on fires at Eltham North. Specific Eltham Shire districts mentioned include Eltham North and veteran Herald staff photographer Bert Rodda on page 1 • 3 Die as Bushfires Sweep the Hill: 10 homes burn at Nth. Eltham, p1 (Illust.) • 100 dogs die, p1 • Taken on the run, p1 (Illust.) • Fire runs wild at Eltham, p3 (Illust.) • 10-mile front out of control; Gippsland area ablaze, p3 • Trapped, but saved by wind, p3 tom fielding collection, victorian bushfires - 1965, victorian bushfires – 1965, eltham north, bert rodda, glen park road, short road, research (vic.), wattle glen, diamond creek, warrandyte, eltham, gippsland, mrs g. maher, bill dancy, eltham north store, bushfire damage - buildings -
Victorian Interpretive Projects Inc.
Photograph - Digital, Clare Kathleen Gervasoni, St Mary's Kinglake, 2012, 15/12/2012
... black saturday...black saturday... destroyed by 'Black Saturday' bushfire. The painting is oil... by 'Black Saturday' bushfire. The painting is oil on canvas ...The images depict the newly completed fourth Catholic Church at Kinglake. The previous three churches having been destroyed by 'Black Saturday' bushfire. The painting is oil on canvas. The historical continuity is expressed by the continuity of the skyline and the disconnectedness of the colours. it is not a literal depiction of each church, but a recognizable and symbolic image conveying resilience of faith of the local community. The first church was burnt down in a bushfire, the second burnt down by vandals, and the three burnt down in the 2009 bushfires known as 'Black Saturday'.The white cross and black fence at the lower left commemorated the remarkable fact that these remained intact after the 2009 bushfires. The red-orange can be the colour of the kinglake soil or the fires. The return of new life is indicated by the green growth on the burnt gumtrees. The presence of the Holy Trinity is shown above the entrance to the church. The return of new life is indicated by the green growth on the burnt gumtrees. The presence of the Holy Trinity is shown above the entrance to the church. The Holy Sprit is symbolized by the sulphur crested cockatoo, an Australian bird instead of the white dove. The symbol for the father is above the church in the triangle which has God's Holy Name (I AM) as given to Moses from the Burning Bush, written in Hebrew. Christ is represented by the cross above the entrance. The previous church was destroyed in the 2009 bushfires. The area is surrounded by 22,000 hectares of Kinglake National Park, the largest National Park close to Melbourne. The park was established in 1928 to protect native flora and fauna. Kinglake takes its name from Alexander Kinglake who travelled through the area in 1870. Photographs showing the newly built St Mary's Catholic Church at Kinglake. .1) Interior of Church .2) Painting of the Four Churches of Kinglake by Judy Racz .3-5) Views from the Church windows to the adjoining landscape .6) St Mary's Church groundskinglake, bushfire, black saturday, church, catholic, racz, st mary's catholic church kinglake -
Ballarat Heritage Services
Photograph - Colour, Clare Gervasoni, Gallipoli Park, Marysville, 2012, 15/12/2012
... black saturday...black saturday... after the 'Black Staturday' bushfire. bushfire black saturday ...A number of colour photographs of Gallipoli Park, created after the 'Black Staturday' bushfire.bushfire, black saturday, galipolli park marysville, marysville -
Whitehorse Historical Society Inc.
Document, Bushfires and The Schwerkolt Family, 2019
... Bushfires and The Schwerkolt Family...Bushfires...Bushfires ...A transcript of the talk given by Rosalie Whalen and Bob Gardiner at the WHS meeting on 2 Feb 2019.A transcript of the talk given by Rosalie Whalen and Bob Gardiner at the WHS meeting on 2 Feb 2019.A transcript of the talk given by Rosalie Whalen and Bob Gardiner at the WHS meeting on 2 Feb 2019.bushfires, bushfire 1962, schwerkolt family, whalen, rosalie, gardiner, rob -
Whitehorse Historical Society Inc.
Photograph, Dust storm, Mitcham
... in February 1983, on the day before the Ash Wednesday fires...., on the day before the Ash Wednesday fires. dust storm mitcham ...Coloured photograph of a dust storm over Mitcham in February 1983, on the day before the Ash Wednesday fires.dust storm, mitcham -
Eltham District Historical Society Inc
Document - Folder, McGahy, David
... Black Saturday...Black Saturday... for Arthurs Creek and Strathewen on Black Saturday. Jim Usher had... Captain for Arthurs Creek and Strathewen on Black Saturday. Jim ...David McGahy OAM, who died 19 April 2014, was CFA Captain for Arthurs Creek and Strathewen on Black Saturday. Jim Usher had written a book about those fires and described McGahy's life and work for the community. Helen Kenney commented on his life. Contents Newspaper article: "Tributes for bushfire hero," Diamond Valley Leader, 30 April 2014, describes David McGahy's work for the Country Fire Authority in Arthurs Creek and Strathewen.Newspaper clippings, A4 photocopies, etcdavid mcgahy oam, jim usher, helen kenney, black saturday, arthurs creek victoria, strathewen victoria -
Ringwood and District Historical Society
Photograph, Ringwood Rifle Club. Rebuilding viaduct Jumping Creek Reserve after bushfires,1962
... Reserve after bushfires,1962 ...Typed on back of photograph, "Ringwood Rifle Club. Rebuilding viaduct Jumping Creek Reserve after bushfires 1962. Brian Pump, not knowing the sleepers had been burned away went to drive across and his truck went straight down. Club captain A. Williams wearing felt hat and smoking cigarette." -
Ballarat Heritage Services
Photograph - Colour, Clare Gervasoni, Marysville Mural, 2014, 01/11/2014
... black saturday...black saturday... to 'Black Saturday' bushfires 2009 Interpreted and painter... of someof Marysville's buildingsand iconic scenery prior to 'Black ...Colour photograph of the Marysville Mural by Russell Danby.Marysville Mural This mural is dedicated to the people of Marysville past, present and future. May it invoke ling held enjoyable memories for residents and visitors, through it's (sic) showcasing of someof Marysville's buildingsand iconic scenery prior to 'Black Saturday' bushfires 2009 Interpreted and painter by muralmaker - Russell Danby Giften by an anonymour benefactorbushfire, black saturday, marysville, marysville mural, russell danby -
Marysville & District Historical Society
Ephemera (Item) - Information brochure, BARREE, Unknown
... 2009 black saturday bushfires... in Marysville, were destroyed in the 2009 Black Saturday bushfires.... in Marysville, were destroyed in the 2009 Black Saturday bushfires ...An information brochure regarding Barree Cottages in Marysville. The cottages were built of 110 year old recycled Jarrah from the Fremantle Wool Stores. They had 90 year old Mountain Ash (native to the area) posts and beams from the South Melbourne Wool Stores. Old red bricks were used to create feature walls within the cottages which were two bedroom and fully self contained. These cottages, along with the majority of the buildings in Marysville, were destroyed in the 2009 Black Saturday bushfires.An information brochure regarding Barree Cottages in Marysville.marysville, victoria, australia, information brochure, barree mud brick holiday cottages, accommodation, 2009 black saturday bushfires -
Marysville & District Historical Society
Ephemera (Item) - Information brochure, BARREE MUD BRICK HOLIDAY COTTAGES, 02-2001
... 2009 black saturday bushfires... of the buildings in Marysville, were destroyed in the 2009 Black Saturday... of the buildings in Marysville, were destroyed in the 2009 Black Saturday ...An information brochure regarding Barree Mud Brick Holiday Cottages in Marysville. The cottages were built of 110 year old recycled Jarrah from the Fremantle Wool Stores. They had 90 year old Mountain Ash (native to the area) posts and beams from the South Melbourne Wool Stores. Old red bricks were used to create feature walls within the cottages which were two bedroom and fully self contained. These cottages, along with the majority of the buildings in Marysville, were destroyed in the 2009 Black Saturday bushfires.An information brochure regarding Barree Mud Brick Holiday Cottages in Marysville.marysville, victoria, australia, information brochure, barree mud brick holiday cottages, accommodation, 2009 black saturday bushfires -
Marysville & District Historical Society
Photograph (Item) - Colour photograph
... 2009 black saturday bushfires... of the buildings in Marysville, were destroyed in the 2009 Black Saturday... of the buildings in Marysville, were destroyed in the 2009 Black Saturday ...A colour photograph of one of the Barree Mud Brick Holiday Cottages in Marysville. The cottages were built of 110 year old recycled Jarrah from the Fremantle Wool Stores. They had 90 year old Mountain Ash (native to the area) posts and beams from the South Melbourne Wool Stores. Old red bricks were used to create feature walls within the cottages which were two bedroom and fully self contained. These cottages, along with the majority of the buildings in Marysville, were destroyed in the 2009 Black Saturday bushfires.A colour photograph of one of the Barree Mud Brick Holiday Cottages in Marysville.marysville, victoria, australia, barree mud brick holiday cottages, accommodation, 2009 black saturday bushfires, photograph -
Eltham District Historical Society Inc
Book, Roger Franklin, Inferno: The Day Victoria Burned by Roger Franklin, 2009
... Black Saturday...Black Saturday...Description of bush fires in Victoria on Black Saturday 7... Saturday 7 February 2009 Black Saturday Bush fires Victoria Roger ...Description of bush fires in Victoria on Black Saturday 7 February 2009267 p., [16] p. of plates : ill. (chiefly col.), maps, ports. ; 25 cm.ISBN black saturday, bush fires victoria -
Marysville & District Historical Society
Book - Paperback book, Marysville Cookbook, 08-2010
... 2009 black saturday bushfires...A cookbook that was created after the 2009 Black Saturday... the 2009 Black Saturday bush fires to assist the survivors who had ...A cookbook that was created after the 2009 Black Saturday bush fires to assist the survivors who had lost everything to at least have some recipes for meals.Paperback. Front cover has a short verse; Where there is hope, there is love, Where there is love, there is life. Where there is life, there is Marysville. There is also a small photograph of Steavenson Fallsnon-fictionA cookbook that was created after the 2009 Black Saturday bush fires to assist the survivors who had lost everything to at least have some recipes for meals.marysville, cookbook, recipes, victoria, 2009 black saturday bushfires -
Marysville & District Historical Society
Book - Paperback book, Marysville Cookbook, 08-2010
... 2009 black saturday bushfires...A cookbook that was created after the 2009 Black Saturday... A cookbook that was created after the 2009 Black Saturday bush fires ...A cookbook that was created after the 2009 Black Saturday bush fires to assist the survivors who had lost everything to at least have some recipes for meals.Paperback. Front cover has a short verse; Where there is hope, there is love, Where there is love, there is life. Where there is life, there is Marysville. There is also a small photograph of Steavenson Fallsnon-fictionA cookbook that was created after the 2009 Black Saturday bush fires to assist the survivors who had lost everything to at least have some recipes for meals.marysville, cookbook, recipes, victoria, 2009 black saturday bushfires -
Marysville & District Historical Society
Book, Bill Bate, Marysville Ten Years On, 2019
... black saturday...black saturday... anniversary of the 2009 Black Saturday bush fire that destroyed most... year anniversary of the 2009 Black Saturday bush fire ...A book of photographs taken to commemorate the ten year anniversary of the 2009 Black Saturday bush fire that destroyed most of Marysville.Front cover has a photograph of a statue of a girl holding a bird that is on the verge of flying.non-fictionA book of photographs taken to commemorate the ten year anniversary of the 2009 Black Saturday bush fire that destroyed most of Marysville.marysville, ten year anniversary, black saturday, bushfire, celebration -
Marysville & District Historical Society
Book, Bill Bate, Marysville Ten Years On, 2019
... black saturday...black saturday... anniversary of the 2009 Black Saturday bush fire that destroyed most... year anniversary of the 2009 Black Saturday bush fire ...A book of photographs taken to commemorate the ten year anniversary of the 2009 Black Saturday bush fire that destroyed most of Marysville.Front cover has a photograph of a statue of a girl holding a bird that is on the verge of flying.non-fictionA book of photographs taken to commemorate the ten year anniversary of the 2009 Black Saturday bush fire that destroyed most of Marysville.marysville, ten year anniversary, black saturday, bushfire, celebration -
Eltham District Historical Society Inc
Photograph, George W. Bell, Christmas Hills bushfire, Jan. 1962, Jan 1962
... bushfires...victorian bushfires - 1962 ...Building of Pensioners Cottages at St Andrews; for those burnt out in the 1962 bushfires. A voluntary scheme of Mavis Gill through the Kangaroo Ground Relief CommitteeBlack and white photo mounted on cardChristmas Hills bushfire Photo Geo. W. Bell, Jan. 1962victorian bushfires - 1962, bushfires, fire damage - buildings, george w bell, houses, st andrews, mavis gill, pensioners cottages, christmas hills, water tank -
Eltham District Historical Society Inc
Photograph, Fay Bridge, The Tree Project, 2009
... Black Saturday...Black Saturday... in the disaster we now know as Black Saturday, February 7, 2009. Before.... To remember the people lost to the devastating Black Saturday fires ...Australia's worst natural disaster, fed by extreme temperatures, tornado-like wind speeds and tinder-dry land, culminated in the disaster we now know as Black Saturday, February 7, 2009. Before the sun would set on the blackest day in Australia's history, thousands of hectares would become blackened landscape and an unparalleled loss of lives could only mean that many areas would never be the same again. To remember the people lost to the devastating Black Saturday fires of 2009 and our brave CFA men and women who battled the elements to protect our towns, the Australian Blacksmiths Association (Victoria) Inc. invited blacksmiths from across the country and around the world to contribute to the creation of a steel gumtree. The Blacksmiths' Tree, as it came to be called, was erected on February 14, 2014. Five years in the making, this 10m high stainless steel and copper tree was forged with love and care by hundreds of blacksmiths across 20 countries. It stands in the township of Strathewen, Victoria, Australia to remember all of those who perished in the Black Saturday fires of 2009, those who fought the fires and those who continue to live their lives with hope and courage. The tree stands at the Peter Avola Memorial Pavilion, 160 Chadds Creek Road, Strathewen, Victoria.fay bridge collection, black saturday, kinglake, victorian bushfires - 2009, the tree project -
Forests Commission Retired Personnel Association (FCRPA)
Bushfire awareness sign, Protect your forests from fire, 1953
Bushfire Prevention Week was initiated by the Forests Commission in 1930. Victoria’s State Governor, Lord Somers, the Lord Mayor of Melbourne, Sir Harold Luxton and the newly appointed Minister for Forests, William Beckett launched the innovative campaign with great flourish to 250 invited guests at Melbourne’s opulent Town Hall on Monday 13 January 1930. Special church sermons had been held previously on Sunday. The packed program of gala events included lavish luncheon talks at city clubs, scholarly lectures broadcast on the wireless, together with daily articles in the Melbourne and country press about the pressing need for fire prevention. The slogan for the ground-breaking campaign was… Prevent Bush Fires – It Pays… The Shell Petrol Company of Australia supplied 15000 windshield stickers, the British Australasian Tobacco Company donated a large supply of stamp stickers, while many other companies drew attention to the campaign in their newspaper advertisements. The Victorian Railways and many city firms displayed special fire posters, while Bryant and May posted messages on their limited-edition matchbox covers which are now highly prized by phillumenists (i.e. matchbox collectors). The Postmaster General's Department franked postage stamps and letters with special bushfire slogans. While plainclothes police were secretly deployed to the bush to arrest potential arsonists. Canvas and enamel fire prevention signs were erected on most roads leading to forest areas. Letters to the Editor later appeared in many city and country newspapers extolling the virtues of Bushfire Prevention Week and urging for its continuation as an annual event. Although a new idea for Australia, the Canadian Forest Service had been running a similar program for a few years. The Forests Commission in its 1929-30 Annual Report, under the title of "Propaganda", noted with some glee… "One of the most gratifying features of the ''Week" was its low cost to the Government, the major part of the publicity material being donated by private firms." And so for the next 50 years until the 1980s, Bushfire Prevention Week continued unabated with the Forests Commission producing a series of coloured “Magic Lantern” slides which were manufactured by Alex Gunn and Sons in Collins Street Melbourne for screening at Val Morgan cinemas. The slides famously introduced the menacing character, Willy Wildfire, warning motorists to be careful with matches. Now known as Fire Action Week, it remains a key event in the annual calendar for both DEECA and the CFA and is still going strong... These canvas fire awareness signs were used right throughout the period of the Forests Commission until the mid 1980sBushfire awareness signProtect your forests from firebushfire -
Forests Commission Retired Personnel Association (FCRPA)
Bushfire awareness sign, Camp Fires, 1962
Bushfire Prevention Week was initiated by the Forests Commission in 1930. Victoria’s State Governor, Lord Somers, the Lord Mayor of Melbourne, Sir Harold Luxton and the newly appointed Minister for Forests, William Beckett launched the innovative campaign with great flourish to 250 invited guests at Melbourne’s opulent Town Hall on Monday 13 January 1930. Special church sermons had been held previously on Sunday. The packed program of gala events included lavish luncheon talks at city clubs, scholarly lectures broadcast on the wireless, together with daily articles in the Melbourne and country press about the pressing need for fire prevention. The slogan for the ground-breaking campaign was… Prevent Bush Fires – It Pays… The Shell Petrol Company of Australia supplied 15000 windshield stickers, the British Australasian Tobacco Company donated a large supply of stamp stickers, while many other companies drew attention to the campaign in their newspaper advertisements. The Victorian Railways and many city firms displayed special fire posters, while Bryant and May posted messages on their limited-edition matchbox covers which are now highly prized by phillumenists (i.e. matchbox collectors). The Postmaster General's Department franked postage stamps and letters with special bushfire slogans. While plainclothes police were secretly deployed to the bush to arrest potential arsonists. Canvas and enamel fire prevention signs were erected on most roads leading to forest areas. Letters to the Editor later appeared in many city and country newspapers extolling the virtues of Bushfire Prevention Week and urging for its continuation as an annual event. Although a new idea for Australia, the Canadian Forest Service had been running a similar program for a few years. The Forests Commission in its 1929-30 Annual Report, under the title of "Propaganda", noted with some glee… "One of the most gratifying features of the ''Week" was its low cost to the Government, the major part of the publicity material being donated by private firms." And so for the next 50 years until the 1980s, Bushfire Prevention Week continued unabated with the Forests Commission producing a series of coloured “Magic Lantern” slides which were manufactured by Alex Gunn and Sons in Collins Street Melbourne for screening at Val Morgan cinemas. The slides famously introduced the menacing character, Willy Wildfire, warning motorists to be careful with matches. Now known as Fire Action Week, it remains a key event in the annual calendar for both DEECA and the CFA and is still going strong... These canvas fire awareness signs were used right throughout the period of the Forests Commission until the mid 1980sBushfire awareness signbushfire -
The 5th/6th Battalion Royal Victoria Regiment Historical Collection
Photograph - Collection of photos, Collection of Photos taken during Bushfire 2009
Bushfire 2009Collection of photos mainly of members of 5/6 RVR taken during bushfire 2009, the photos captured what the members went through during the bushfire -
Ringwood and District Historical Society
Photograph, Ringwood Rifle Range, Jumping Creek Reserve after the January 1962 bushfires, with the 300 yard hut still standing
... January 1962 bushfires, with the 300 yard hut still standing. ...Written on back of photograph, "Ringwood Rifle Range, Jumping Creek Reserve after fires, January 1962. 300 yard hut still standing." -
Ringwood and District Historical Society
Photograph, The remains of the target shed at Ringwood Rifle Range, Jumping Creek Reserve after the January 1962 bushfires
... , Jumping Creek Reserve after the January 1962 bushfires. ...Written on back of photograph, "Target shed after fires - 1962". -
Ringwood and District Historical Society
Photograph, View up range from the target pit at Ringwood Rifle Range, Jumping Creek Reserve after the January 1962 bushfires
... , Jumping Creek Reserve after the January 1962 bushfires. ...Written on back of photograph, "Looking from target pit up range after fires, 1962."