Try free for 30 days
-
Kinglake 350
- Narrated by: Jim Pike
- Length: 7 hrs and 37 mins
Failed to add items
Add to basket failed.
Add to Wish List failed.
Remove from Wish List failed.
Follow podcast failed
Unfollow podcast failed
Buy Now for $22.99
No valid payment method on file.
We are sorry. We are not allowed to sell this product with the selected payment method
Listeners also picked
-
Firestorm
- By: Greg Mullins
- Narrated by: Hazem Shammas
- Length: 11 hrs and 5 mins
- Unabridged
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story
Greg Mullins followed his father into fighting bushfires - it was in the blood. He fought major fires around Sydney and the Blue Mountains for decades, and studied bushfires in Europe, Canada and the US. He risked his life in the 1994 Sydney fires and, later, during our catastrophic Black Summer of 2019-20. As a career firefighter, he worked his way up the ranks to become commissioner of one of the world's largest fire services, Fire and Rescue NSW, for nearly 14 years. When it came to natural disasters there was little, if anything, he hadn't witnessed first-hand.
-
-
Captivating
- By Anonymous User on 22-01-2022
-
Currowan
- A Story of Fire and a Community During Australia’s Worst Summer
- By: Bronwyn Adcock
- Narrated by: Olivia Beardsley
- Length: 8 hrs and 21 mins
- Unabridged
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story
Ignited by a lightning strike in a remote forest, the Currowan fire was one of the most terrifying episodes of Australia's Black Summer. It burnt for 74 days, consuming nearly 5,000 square kilometres of land, destroying well over 500 homes and leaving many people shattered. In the aftermath, there were questions. Why were resources so few that many faced the flames alone? Why was there back-burning on a day of extreme fire danger? Why weren’t they better prepared?
-
Great Australian Outback Police Stories
- By: Bolinda Publishing
- Narrated by: Bill 'Swampy' Marsh, Kate Hood
- Length: 9 hrs and 40 mins
- Unabridged
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story
I tell you, you meet some strange characters in this game.... Boasting the biggest beats in the world - some as large as France - Australia's outback police have seen it all: natural disasters, incredible acts of selflessness, unspeakable crimes and daring rescues, just to name a few. And they've met some unforgettable characters along the way: from the murderer who stuffed his victims' bodies down wombat holes to the policeman who arrested his own wife....
-
-
Fascinating. More please.
- By Anonymon on 19-02-2016
-
Personal Effects
- What Recovering the Dead Teaches Me About Caring for the Living
- By: Robert A. Jensen
- Narrated by: Adam Barr, Robert A. Jensen
- Length: 9 hrs and 46 mins
- Unabridged
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story
You have seen Robert A. Jensen—you just never knew it. As the owner of the world’s largest disaster management company, he has spent most of his adult life responding to tragedy. From the Oklahoma City bombing, 9/11, and the Bali bombings, to the 2004 South Asian Tsunami, Hurricane Katrina, the 2010 Haitian Earthquake, and the Grenfell Tower Fire, Jensen has been at the practical level of international incidents, assisting with the recovery of bodies, identifying victims, and repatriating and returning their personal effects to the surviving family members.
-
-
The story of the organisation required for mass casualty incidents
- By Anonymous User on 11-12-2023
-
Five Floors Up
- The Heroic Family Story of Four Generations in the FDNY
- By: Brian McDonald
- Narrated by: P.J. Ochlan, Brian McDonald
- Length: 9 hrs and 48 mins
- Unabridged
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story
Seen through the eyes of four generations of a firefighter family, Five Floors Up the story of the modern New York City Fire Department. From the days just after the horse-drawn firetruck, to the devastation of the 1970s when the Bronx was Burning, to the unspeakable tragedy of 9/11, to the culture-busting department of today, a Feehan has worn the shoulder patch of the FDNY. The tale shines the spotlight on the career of William M. Feehan.
-
Counting the Cost
- By: Jill Duggar, Derick Dillard - contributor, Craig Borlase - contributor
- Narrated by: Jill Duggar
- Length: 7 hrs and 7 mins
- Unabridged
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story
Jill and Derick knew a normal life wasn’t possible for them. As a star on the popular TLC reality show 19 Kids and Counting, Jill grew up in front of viewers who were fascinated by her family’s way of life. She was the responsible, second daughter of Jim Bob and Michelle’s nineteen kids; always with a baby on her hip and happy to wear the modest ankle-length dresses with throat-high necklines.
-
-
How honest her story was..
- By Anonymous User on 03-04-2024
-
Firestorm
- By: Greg Mullins
- Narrated by: Hazem Shammas
- Length: 11 hrs and 5 mins
- Unabridged
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story
Greg Mullins followed his father into fighting bushfires - it was in the blood. He fought major fires around Sydney and the Blue Mountains for decades, and studied bushfires in Europe, Canada and the US. He risked his life in the 1994 Sydney fires and, later, during our catastrophic Black Summer of 2019-20. As a career firefighter, he worked his way up the ranks to become commissioner of one of the world's largest fire services, Fire and Rescue NSW, for nearly 14 years. When it came to natural disasters there was little, if anything, he hadn't witnessed first-hand.
-
-
Captivating
- By Anonymous User on 22-01-2022
-
Currowan
- A Story of Fire and a Community During Australia’s Worst Summer
- By: Bronwyn Adcock
- Narrated by: Olivia Beardsley
- Length: 8 hrs and 21 mins
- Unabridged
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story
Ignited by a lightning strike in a remote forest, the Currowan fire was one of the most terrifying episodes of Australia's Black Summer. It burnt for 74 days, consuming nearly 5,000 square kilometres of land, destroying well over 500 homes and leaving many people shattered. In the aftermath, there were questions. Why were resources so few that many faced the flames alone? Why was there back-burning on a day of extreme fire danger? Why weren’t they better prepared?
-
Great Australian Outback Police Stories
- By: Bolinda Publishing
- Narrated by: Bill 'Swampy' Marsh, Kate Hood
- Length: 9 hrs and 40 mins
- Unabridged
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story
I tell you, you meet some strange characters in this game.... Boasting the biggest beats in the world - some as large as France - Australia's outback police have seen it all: natural disasters, incredible acts of selflessness, unspeakable crimes and daring rescues, just to name a few. And they've met some unforgettable characters along the way: from the murderer who stuffed his victims' bodies down wombat holes to the policeman who arrested his own wife....
-
-
Fascinating. More please.
- By Anonymon on 19-02-2016
-
Personal Effects
- What Recovering the Dead Teaches Me About Caring for the Living
- By: Robert A. Jensen
- Narrated by: Adam Barr, Robert A. Jensen
- Length: 9 hrs and 46 mins
- Unabridged
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story
You have seen Robert A. Jensen—you just never knew it. As the owner of the world’s largest disaster management company, he has spent most of his adult life responding to tragedy. From the Oklahoma City bombing, 9/11, and the Bali bombings, to the 2004 South Asian Tsunami, Hurricane Katrina, the 2010 Haitian Earthquake, and the Grenfell Tower Fire, Jensen has been at the practical level of international incidents, assisting with the recovery of bodies, identifying victims, and repatriating and returning their personal effects to the surviving family members.
-
-
The story of the organisation required for mass casualty incidents
- By Anonymous User on 11-12-2023
-
Five Floors Up
- The Heroic Family Story of Four Generations in the FDNY
- By: Brian McDonald
- Narrated by: P.J. Ochlan, Brian McDonald
- Length: 9 hrs and 48 mins
- Unabridged
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story
Seen through the eyes of four generations of a firefighter family, Five Floors Up the story of the modern New York City Fire Department. From the days just after the horse-drawn firetruck, to the devastation of the 1970s when the Bronx was Burning, to the unspeakable tragedy of 9/11, to the culture-busting department of today, a Feehan has worn the shoulder patch of the FDNY. The tale shines the spotlight on the career of William M. Feehan.
-
Counting the Cost
- By: Jill Duggar, Derick Dillard - contributor, Craig Borlase - contributor
- Narrated by: Jill Duggar
- Length: 7 hrs and 7 mins
- Unabridged
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story
Jill and Derick knew a normal life wasn’t possible for them. As a star on the popular TLC reality show 19 Kids and Counting, Jill grew up in front of viewers who were fascinated by her family’s way of life. She was the responsible, second daughter of Jim Bob and Michelle’s nineteen kids; always with a baby on her hip and happy to wear the modest ankle-length dresses with throat-high necklines.
-
-
How honest her story was..
- By Anonymous User on 03-04-2024
Publisher's Summary
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.
Critic Reviews
More from the same
Narrator
What listeners say about Kinglake 350
Average Customer RatingsReviews - Please select the tabs below to change the source of reviews.
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story
- Anonymous User
- 08-03-2023
Very enjoyable
Thanks Adrian. Reading this helped take me back to that day and bring a lot of closure
Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.
You voted on this review!
You reported this review!
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story
- 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
Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.
You voted on this review!
You reported this review!
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story
- Anonymous User
- 07-10-2020
Incredible
It was incredible to hear the first hand account on what was one of Victoria’s darkest days
Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.
You voted on this review!
You reported this review!
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story
- 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.
Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.
You voted on this review!
You reported this review!