A blood red noon, photography of the Brindabella & southern ACT fires of January 2003 [picture] / by Jeff Cutting
- Bib ID:
- 3260887
- Format:
- Picture
- Author:
- Cutting, Jeff, 1945-
- Online Version:
- National Library of Australia digitised item
- Description:
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- 2003
- 143 photographs : col. ; image 28.1 x 75.1 cm. or smaller, on sheet 32.8 x 77.5 cm. or smaller + 1 chart (col. ; 22 x 33 cm.)
- Summary:
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Collection of photographs documenting the bushfires which devastated parts of Canberra and much of the surrounding region in January 2003. Includes images of the early stages of the mountain fires, fire fighting and backburning in the mountains from the 8-16 Jan., the progress of the fires with the onset of extreme weather conditions on 17 Jan., fires running throughout the night of the 17 Jan. south of Canberra, then intensifying on Saturday the 18 Jan., and the destruction of houses and other property in Chapman and Kambah when the fires reached the southern suburbs of Canberra on Saturday afternoon. Also depicts the destruction caused by the bushfires at Stromlo Forestry settlement and Mount Stromlo Observatory, and the fires which threatened Tharwa and Michelago up until 30 Jan. Includes many images of fire fighters in action. Notes from the photographer provide background, descriptive and explanatory information for many of the images as well as some personal reactions.
- Notes:
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- Title from caption list supplied by the photographer, see file NLA04/564.
- Accompanying chart comprises colour patch with greyscale.
- Also available online http://nla.gov.au/nla.obj-149581404
- Related Material:
- Field notes and recollections of the Brindabella and Canberra bushfires, 8 - 30th January 2003; National Library of Australia Manuscript collections MS 9893.
- Source of Acquisition:
- Purchased 2005.
- Subject:
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- Forest fires -- Australian Capital Territory -- Photographs
- Forest fires -- New South Wales -- Brindabella Region -- Photographs
- Wildfires -- New South Wales -- Brindabella Region -- Photographs
- Wildfires -- Australian Capital Territory -- Photographs
- Natural disasters -- Australian Capital Territory -- Photographs
- Natural disasters -- New South Wales -- Brindabella Region -- Photographs
- Environmental degradation -- Australian Capital Territory -- Photographs
- Environmental degradation -- New South Wales -- Brindabella Region -- Photographs
- Fire fighters -- Australian Capital Territory -- Photographs
- Fire fighters -- New South Wales -- Brindabella Region -- Photographs
- Australian Capital Territory -- Photographs
- Brindabella Range (A.C.T.) -- Photographs
- Brindabella Region (N.S.W.) -- Photographs
- Occupation:
- Fire fighters
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- Material type:
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- Published status:
- Unpublished
- Creation date:
- 2003
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