Critchley Parker Jr Reserve
May 22, 2020 by Leave a Comment
Critchley Parker Jr. (1911-1942) bought 52 acres of land in St. Georges Road in 1932. In 1940 he became interested in the plight of the displaced Jewish people in Europe and their need for somewhere to settle and took up the cause. Identifying the rugged and isolated Port Davey region of southern Tasmania as a… Read More
Eddie Lowen Memorial
January 12, 2019 by Leave a Comment
Eddie Lowen was in a support van with another CFA volunteer Ranald Webster behind the fire’s front line at Cockatoo on the night of Ash Wednesday 1983. The van had a load of fuel, they were waiting for tankers needing to be refuelled, when the wind changed. Aware that they were in immediate danger they… Read More
Nar Nar Goon Fire Station
April 1, 2016 by Leave a Comment
Fire Station Mural sponsors Transcription Sponsored by Nar Nar Goon Fire Brigade Australian Warning Systems P/L / D & D Law & Family / Ray & Judy Collins & Families / David Nutter Motor Group / Phil & Jeanette Craig / Power Team / D Harrison & Family / Quell Fire & Safety /… Read More
John Duff Memorial Fire Brigade Training Track
February 19, 2016 by Leave a Comment
John Duff (1933-1979) was the Captain of the Koo Wee Rup Fire Brigade from 1972 until his sudden death in 1979. Opened in 1984 by the CFA’s Chief Officer, Mr Orchard, the training track was a joint venture of the Koo Wee Rup Fire Brigade and the Koo Wee Rup Lions Club. John Duff was… Read More
Bunyip Recreation Reserve
October 12, 2012 by Leave a Comment
Daly Waters Air Disaster Memorial Transcription Erected by / citizens of the district / to the memory of / Five Bunyip Sportsmen / killed in an air disaster / at Daly Waters NT / 29th December 1967. Michael Breheny 27 years / Noel Heatley 34 years / Peter Kay 27 years / Donald Smith 25… Read More