File 15: Alice Strutt interview and photograph by Louise Darmody

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24 August 2020

Nonmusical Sound Recordings, Oral Histories, Graphic Materials, Photographs

9657761

1 audio file (1 hr., 2 min.) - digital, WAV, stereo (48 kHz, 24 bit)
1 photograph - digital, JPEG, colour

Alice Strutt has been a volunteer with the Rural Fire Service (RFS) for almost 40 years. She was the first woman to join the Temagog RFS in 1981 and is now the Captain of the Communications Brigade in Kempsey, where she works in coordinating responses to fires in the area. In November 2019 after working a night shift at the Kempsey RFS Control Centre, Alice’s home was threatened by the Carrai East fire. She escaped to Kempsey before the fire came through and found out later that her property had been saved, thanks to the work of the local brigade and her extensive preparation which included containment lines and clearing. Alice is also a volunteer with Stop, Revive, Survive, and has previously been the President of the Gosford Art Society.

Reference:
Library correspondence file

ITEM 1
Alice Strutt interview by Louise Darmody

ITEM 2
Photograph of Alice Strutt / by Louise Darmody

In copyright:
Copyright holder:: State Library of New South Wales
Please acknowledge:: Mitchell Library, State Library of New South Wales

Acquired in digital format. Access copy available online.