'67 Bushfires - Knapsacks and Beaters, Colin Walton

Firefighting has changed a lot over the past 50 years. Colin shares his story of fighting the wild firestorm of Black Tuesday with knacksacks and beaters. This story was recorded in February 2016 at the Kingston Library as part of the '67 Bushfires Story Project to commemorate 50 years since the bushfires that devastated Tasmania. View more digital stories on the '67 Bushfires Storymap at 67bushfires.fire.tas.gov.au