Photographs of bushfires in Milton, New South Wales, and the community's response, 16-17 August 2018 / by Louise Whelan

fonds

16-17 August 2018

Graphic Materials, Photographs

9622796

22 photographs - digital, DNGs, colour

Louise Whelan is a photographer and oral historian who works across a range of fields including documentary, corporate and fine art photography.

Reference:
Library correspondence file

A collection of 22 digital photographs documenting bushfires around Milton, New South Wales and the community's response, 16-17 August 2018.

Item 01: View of the Kingiman fire from the Milton Rural Fire service, Corner of Woodstock and Croobyar Roads, Croobyar, New South Wales, 17 August 2018 / photograph by Louise Whelan
Item 02: View of the Kingiman fire from the Milton Rural Fire service, Corner of Woodstock and Croobyar Roads, Croobyar, New South Wales, 17 August 2018 / photograph by Louise Whelan
Item 03: Emma Barlow from Burrill Lake watching the Kingiman and Burrill Lake fire from the Corner of Croobyar Road and Ringland Lane, Croobyar, New South Wales, 16 August 2018 / photograph by Louise Whelan
Item 04: Melissa Holt, Rocky Laualle and Emma Barlow watch the Kingiman and Burrill Lake fire from the Corner of Croobyar Road and Ringland Lane, Croobyar, New South Wales, 16 August 2018 / photograph by Louise Whelan
Item 05: Emma Barlow from Burrill Lake watching the Kingiman and Burrill Lake fire from the Corner of Croobyar Road and Ringland Lane, Croobyar, New South Wales, 16 August 2018 / photograph by Louise Whelan
Item 06: Mollymook Beach, New South Wales, at sunrise. Thick smoke blanketed the area from the Kingiman and Burrill Lake fire, 17 August 2018 / photograph by Louise Whelan
Item 07: Group Captain Paul Gleeson in the area command centre van at Milton Rural Fire Service, 221 Croobyar Road, Croobyar, New South Wales, 17 August 2018 / photograph by Louise Whelan
Item 08: Kaye Veness and Ingrid Noordemeer of the Rural Fire Service Shoalhaven Catering Brigade, Milton Rural fire Service Station, 221 Croobyar Road, Croobyar, New South Wales, 17 August 2018 / photograph by Louise Whelan
Item 09: Sandara Oliver and Pam Bisheden making sandwiches for the Rural Bush Fire crew. 1500 sandwiches were made for the crews. In their food pack fire fighters get two sandwiches each, they get fruit and they get a cake and a popper, or water, 17 August 2018 / photograph by Louise Whelan
Item 10: Volunteer fire fighter from St Georges Basin, New South Wales, at the rural fire service filling the fire vehicle with water, 17 August 2018 / photograph by Louise Whelan
Item 11: Lachlan Page and Brenden Creff heading out for the morning shift to manage fires in the Croobyar Road area, Milton, with food parcels in their hand. Milton Rural fire Service Station, 221 Croobyar Road, Croobyar, New South Wales, 17 August 2018 / photograph by Louise Whelan
Item 12: Paul Gleeson talking to Rural Bush Fire fighter in Morton National Park, New South Wales. The discussion was about the bulldozer contractor who was knocking down the unsafe burnt trees, 17 August 2018 / photograph by Louise Whelan
Item 13: Burnt bush in the Morton National Park, Woodstock Road, New South Wales, 17th August 2018 / photograph by Louise Whelan
Item 14: Water bomber helicopter flying towards the Kingiman fire after filling up with water from a tanker at the Showground, 107 Croobyar Road, Milton, New South Wales, 17 August 2018 / photograph by Louise Whelan
Item 15: Senior Deputy Captain of the Milton Rural Fire Service Tanzi Lea, poses for a photo with school students from the Milton Public School. Milton Rural fire Service Station, 221 Croobyar Rd, Croobyar, New South Wales, 17 August 2018 / photograph by Louise Whelan
Item 16: Parent helpers from Milton Public School hand out donated food with the help of school students. Milton Rural Fire Service Station, 221 Croobyar Rd, Croobyar, New South Wales, 17 August 2018 / photograph by Louise Whelan
Item 17: School students from Milton Public School handing donated food to the Rural Fire Service catering team. Milton Rural fire Service Station, 221 Croobyar Rd, Croobyar, New South Wales, 17 August 2018 / photograph by Louise Whelan
Item 18: School students from Milton Public School handing donated food to the Rural Fire Service catering team. Milton Rural fire Service Station, 221 Croobyar Rd, Croobyar, New South Wales, 17 August 2018 / photograph by Louise Whelan
Item 19: Fire fighters queue for coffee before heading out to manage the fires. Milton Rural Fire Service Station, 221 Croobyar Rd, Croobyar, New South Wales, 17 August 2018 / photograph by Louise Whelan
Item 20: Rural Fire Service teams put out a “candle stick” a term used for the simmering logs after the main part of the fire has been extinguished. Fire service road Morton National Park, New South Wales, 17 August 2018 / photograph by Louise Whelan
Item 21: View of the Kingiman fire from Milton Rural Fire service, Corner of Woodstock and Croobyar Roads, Croobyar, New South Wales, 17 August 2018 / photograph by Louise Whelan
Item 22: Geoff Palmer, a volunteer from the Milton Rural Fire service poses for a portrait before his day shift. 221 Croobyar Rd, Croobyar, New South Wales, 17 August 2018 / photograph by Louise Whelan

Copyright status:: In copyright - Life of photographer plus 70 years
Copyright holder:: Louise Whelan
Research & study copies allowed:
Approval for publication required: From copyright holder
Please acknowledge:: Mitchell Library, State Library of New South Wales and Courtesy Louise Whelan

Titled by cataloguer from information supplied by the photographer.

Acquired in digital format. Access copy available online.