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Black saturday fires [message #1692500]

Sun, 07 February 2010 22:30

kosterlady3858
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Did anyone watch the documentry on the balck saturday fires?
It certainly brought lots of tears to my eyes and my OH.
My thoughts are with everyone who lost there homes,family,friends and also there beloved pets...

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Re: Black saturday fires [message #1692732 is a reply to message #1692500 ]

Mon, 08 February 2010 07:59

nofrillssnoopy
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Was this the one on ABC last night?
I watched it and thought that the ABC had done a very good job.

Not a dry eye in the house. Crying or Very Sad

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Re: Black saturday fires [message #1692862 is a reply to message #1692500 ]

Mon, 08 February 2010 09:34

kosterlady3858
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yeh, they did a fantastic job..
Even my father had tears in his eyes..

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Re: Black saturday fires [message #1692908 is a reply to message #1692500 ]

Mon, 08 February 2010 09:59

skybee
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I think it was called 'firestorm'

I thought it was put together really well. I particularly liked the aerial/cgi images of where the fire was spreading. But I was surprised they didn't show us at Steels Creek. The fire basically surrounded Yarra Glen and that's a pretty well-known place. I would have liked to see how it took us out. One of the Kinglake residents said the fire came up the hill and I'm not sure if they ment up from us (we're the foot hills), although I think it came from just about everywhere. However we weren't completely forgotten - there was a special earlier in the day on Hargraves Brewery, which as a local, we're very happy that they have continued business

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Re: Black saturday fires [message #1692939 is a reply to message #1692500 ]

Mon, 08 February 2010 10:15

bayview
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Step away from the computer,

I didnt get to do much yesterday as the 7th of Feb is my brothers birthday, so I missed it.... But those who suffered were not far from my thoughts....

However, knowing the ABC, I would guess they will release it on a DVD at some stage...

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Re: Black saturday fires [message #1693024 is a reply to message #1692500 ]

Mon, 08 February 2010 10:56

kosterlady3858
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I would buy it to watch it again if they released it on dvd

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Re: Black saturday fires [message #1693034 is a reply to message #1693024 ]

Mon, 08 February 2010 11:00

gizmo
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kosterlady3858 wrote on Mon, 08 February 2010 10:56

I would buy it to watch it again if they released it on dvd

I would to actually. As upsetting and devastating as it was, the force behind fires, facinates me.

I can't...I have horseriding

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Mon, 08 February 2010 11:11

LorrieHa
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Very brave people telling their stories Crying or Very Sad

i found it very informative and filled in alot of the gaps about timings of what happened when and in what order.

Moving and very salient

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Re: Black saturday fires [message #1693098 is a reply to message #1692500 ]

Mon, 08 February 2010 11:37

zam zam
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I watched it and think anyone living in bushfire prone areas should.
There is much to be learnt from others experiences.
I could not believe the very old man who not only survived Black Fridays fires in 1939 but also 2009 Black Saturday.
I dont think the CFA would be a huge fan of it though.
It did make you realise on those days do not rely on their reports or updates.
Most emergency warnings went up as the affected towns were already on fire. Sad

I kept thinking of MandyEs husband in Strathewen who somehow managed to not only survive but save their house and horses.

zam zam xx

[Updated on: Mon, 08 February 2010 11:38]

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Re: Black saturday fires [message #1694128 is a reply to message #1692908 ]

Mon, 08 February 2010 20:51

FJDJ
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skybee wrote on Mon, 08 February 2010 09:59

yeh it was a little bit disapointing that steels creek was left out again and there was bits in there that wernt really told the way they actually happened which i really feel for the people involved as they really should get recignition for what they did

but besides that it was a real interesting watch and a tear jurker

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Re: Black saturday fires [message #1695069 is a reply to message #1692500 ]

Tue, 09 February 2010 13:04

mouse82
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i get that they didn't mention you guys, but i think there were lots of places they didn't mention.
we watched it and we too would buy it on DVD. we thought that old fellow was great, what a go'er. those people who lost family, yet still told their stories did so well, i couldn't imagine how hard that must have been Crying or Very Sad

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Re: Black saturday fires [message #1695502 is a reply to message #1693024 ]

Tue, 09 February 2010 16:32

tools
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kosterlady3858 wrote on Mon, 08 February 2010 10:56

I would buy it to watch it again if they released it on dvd

It is able to be downloaded (I've just done it) off the abc website...

http://www.abc.net.au/tv/geo/documentaries/interactive/fires torm/

Select "Download the documentary" from the left hand menu.

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Re: Black saturday fires [message #1695796 is a reply to message #1693098 ]

Tue, 09 February 2010 19:03

galute65
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zam zam wrote on Mon, 08 February 2010 11:37

I kept thinking of MandyEs husband in Strathewen who somehow managed to not only survive but save their house and horses.

MandyE is at Strath Creek, not Strathewen Smile

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Re: Black saturday fires [message #1696157 is a reply to message #1695796 ]

Tue, 09 February 2010 22:19

zam zam
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galute65 wrote on Tue, 09 February 2010 19:03

zam zam wrote on Mon, 08 February 2010 11:37

I kept thinking of MandyEs husband in Strathewen who somehow managed to not only survive but save their house and horses.

MandyE is at Strath Creek, not Strathewen Smile

Oops

zam zam xx

If it sparkles or its fluffy its all good.

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Re: Black saturday fires [message #1696391 is a reply to message #1692500 ]

Wed, 10 February 2010 08:10

buster123
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My mum and dad are in the C.F.A and my mum went up to fight up at king lake Sad

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Re: Black saturday fires [message #1696634 is a reply to message #1692500 ]

Wed, 10 February 2010 10:39

kosterlady3858
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Thanks for that tools
Buster123 my mother and father are also in the cfa, but they fought the fires in gippsland and had to defend our on house as we live in east gippsland.
I have some amazing photos

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