Kinglake 350
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Kinglake 350
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Narrated by:
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Jim Pike
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By:
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Adrian Hyland
About this listen
On 7 February 2009, Roger Wood was the police officer in charge of Kinglake, at the epicentre of the worst ever bushfire disaster in Australia's history, Black Saturday.
As the firestorm engulfed the community, he risked his life again and again to try to save people. When he phoned home to warn his wife what was coming, she screamed that the fire had already hit their property. Then the line went dead.
This is a book about the monster - and the fear, grief, desolation and heroism of those who confronted it.
©2011 Adrian Hyland (P)2016 W.F. Howes LtdCritic Reviews
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- Anonymous User
- 08-03-2023
Very enjoyable
Thanks Adrian. Reading this helped take me back to that day and bring a lot of closure
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- Anonymous User
- 05-01-2025
Well written true story
This book dictates the true events of a Victorian Police Office during the Black Saturday Bushfires in February 2009! Lots of real life events plus information based on true weather on the day of Australia's Worst Bush fire day. Should be made into a movie!
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- Anonymous User
- 26-08-2020
Incredible
As a Victorian, who lived through this day just KMs away, this was both fascinating and heartbreaking to read. Amazing stories respectfully told
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- Anonymous User
- 05-11-2019
Brilliant
This book really gives an incite to the way our emergency service personal reacted and responded to the events of Black Saturday, especially in the Kinglake area. They were just as blinded and unaware of the location of the fire. No one knew. Worth the time to read.
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- Anonymous User
- 07-10-2020
Incredible
It was incredible to hear the first hand account on what was one of Victoria’s darkest days
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- Rowey555
- 27-12-2024
Maybe I expected too much?
I’m glad someone has tried to tell the stories of Black Saturday. The author is not a talented writer. They’re serviceable, and well-meaning. But they’ve failed to capture the drama and the loss of ppl involved.
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