Collection 05: Bushfires in Eden, New South Wales, 2019-2020, photographs by Ruth Maddison

sub-fonds

31 December 2019-23 January 2020

Graphic Materials, Photographs

9650385

22 photographs - digital, TIFFS, colour

Bushfires ravaged the NSW South Coast region during late December 2019 and early January 2020. Conditions deteriorated drastically across the region on 30-31 December with thick smoke blocking sunlight and turning the sky red. Many people left their homes to flee to beaches and evacuation points. The main fire front impacted the area on 4-5 January 2020, with widespread loss of homes and property. Over 370,000 hectares were burnt in Eden and the adjoining area over this period.

References:
'The size of Australia’s bushfires', ABC News, 5 March 2020.
'Australia’s 2019-20 bushfire season', Canberra Times, 10 January 2020.
'Paradise Lost: residents flee Eden as Australia fires race towards them', The Guardian, 6 January 2020.

22 digital photographs documenting the effects of the south coast bushfires around the town of Eden, New South Wales. Images include the smoky red sky caused by impending fires; people evacuating to the local Eden sportsground on 31 December 2019; and the aftermath of the bushfires, including property destroyed and the community response, during early January 2020.

Item 01: Fires approaching Eden, New South Wales, last day of the year, 31 December 2019
Item 02: Fires approaching Eden, New South Wales, last day of the year, 31 December 2019
Item 03: Fire evacuees arriving at sports oval, Eden, New South Wales, 31 December 2019
Item 04: Evacuees, sports oval, Eden, New South Wales, 31 December 2019
Item 05: Evacuees, sports oval, Eden, New South Wales, 31 December 2019
Item 06: Flagpole, Imlay and Bass Street, Eden, New South Wales, 31 December 2019
Item 07: Fire trucks in town, Imlay Street, Eden, New South Wales, 16 January 2020
Item 08: Burnt highway sign, Kiah Store Road, 15 kilometres south of Eden, New South Wales, 18 January 2020
Item 09: Burnt trees along Princes Highway, opposite the Kiah Store, 15 kilometres south of Eden, New South Wales, 18 January 2020
Item 10: Burnt church, Our Lady of the Princes Highway, Kiah, New South Wales, 18 January 2020
Item 11: Allen Gardner and Joanne Korner, volunteers, unloading donations, Fishermen's Co-op, Eden, New South Wales, 18 January 2020
Item 12: Food packs and food for forestry and national parks staff helping out, CWA Hall, Eden, New South Wales, 18 January 2020
Item 13: Food for firefighters and other services staff helping out, CWA Hall, Eden, New South Wales, 18 January 2020
Item 14: Eden Rural Fire Brigade volunteers and police take a break, 18 January 2020
Item 15: Volunteers sorting donations, Fishermen's Co-op, Eden, New South Wales, 18 January 2020
Item 16: Upper Kiah Road, leading to Annette Evelyn's burnt property, 19 January 2020
Item 17: Lieutenant Phillippa Batchelor in charge of a team of four assisting in route clearance, Upper Kiah Road, New South Wales, 19 January 2020
Item 18: Annette Evelyn and the site of her 'once was' house and her 'will be' house, Upper Kiah Road, New South Wales, 19 January 2020
Item 19: Annette's property after the fire, with rubble, house and shed, Upper Kiah Road, New South Wales, 19 January 2020
Item 20: Free BBQ for everyone in town fighting fires, including RFS, Army reservists and SES, Snug Cove, Eden wharf, New South Wales, 23 January 2020
Item 21: Free BBQ for everyone in town fighting fires, including RFS, Army reservists and SES, Snug Cove, Eden wharf, New South Wales, 23 January 2020
Item 22: Free BBQ for everyone in town fighting fires, including RFS, Army reservists and SES, Snug Cove, Eden wharf, New South Wales, 23 January 2020

In copyright:
Copyright holder:: Ruth Maddison
Please acknowledge:: Mitchell Library, State Library of New South Wales and Courtesy Ruth Maddison

Titles, dates and additional information supplied by the photographer.