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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