Yarra Plenty Regional Library services the outer municipalities of Nillumbik, Whittlesea and Banyule in the north of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. This blog promoting local history in our community has been operating since 2006 and is managed by the Local and Family History Librarian.
Monday, February 15, 2010
Stories of Black Saturday
A year following the tragedy of Black Saturday, stories are being preserved for prosperity.
The following books have been published:
Burn: the epic story of bushfire in Australia by Paul Collins has been re-published with an introduction on the Black Saturday fires. The first edition is available via Google Books
A Day like no other: Black Saturday on the Kinglake Ranges by David A Johns
Footsteps in the Ash: the story of St Andrews and Strathewen in 2009 bushfires
Without Warning: one woman’s story of surviving Black Saturday
A future in Flames – Danielle Clode
Firestorm: Black Saturday’s tragedy
46.4 Research Fire Brigrades Black Saturday
Inferno: the day Victoria burned by Roger Franklin
Black Saturday: stories of love, loss and courage from the Victorian bushfires edited by John McGourty
Worst of Days : inside the Black Saturday firestorm by Karen Kissane
Online resources include
SLV Bushfires guide 2009
St Andrews Recovery
Strathewen Community Website
2335 A new Start
Blog above recovering from Black Saturday
We also welcome stories on Wikinorthia. Read some here
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