ACT Heritage Library Manuscript Collection

HMSS 0291 Our Community Remembers Saturday January 18 2003

Scope and Content Notes
Call Number	HMSS 0291
Collection	Our Community Remembers Saturday January 18 2003
Date Range	21 January 2003 - 1 February 2003
Quantity	0.09 (1 manuscript box)
Access Conditions	open
Copying conditions	research and study only, no publication.
Related Collections	HMSS 0238 Wrap Up Canberra Records HMSS 0314 Mt Stromlo Observatory, the Aftermath HMSS 0317 Newell-Sutherland Mount Stromlo photographs HMSS 0332 Keira Bulbs 2003 Bushfire Photographs HMSS 0339 Canberra Alpine Club Photographs HMSS 0340 Patricia Frei photograph collection HMSS 0343 ACT Bushfire Support Unit Photographs and electronic documentation HMSS 0343 ACT Bushfire Support Unit Photographs and electronic documentation HMSS 0462 Bibaringa Homestead Photographs - Before and After the 2003 Bushfire

The ACT was devastated by bushfires in January 2003. The worst day was Saturday January 18 when many houses were destroyed and lives were lost.

From January 21 until February 1 2003, Caroline Fletcher, who lived in Duffy, one of the worst affected suburbs, along with Jill Burdon and Chloe Pape sat at the local regional shopping centre, Cooleman Court and gathered personal accounts of the fires.

Some contributors were prepared to identify themselves, others preferred to remain anonymous. The women rostered took notes of conversations and comments and accepted written contributions.

All can be found in this collection. There is also a VHS recording "Canberra Fire, Saturday January 18 2003, Sunday 19 January 2003". The video recording documents the death of animals and danger to those removing them.

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HMSS 0291 Our Community Remembers 18 January 2003

ACT Heritage Library Manuscript Collection

HMSS 0291 Our Community Remembers Saturday January 18 2003