19. Woodford Rural Fire Brigade, Park Rd, Woodford. This was the centre for food catering during bushfires

14. Photographer's backyard in Woodford during Blue Mountains bushfires

15. Smoke from fires, looking east, Great Western Highway, Woodford

16. Back burning fires adjacent to Railway & Great Western Highway, Faulconbridge

17. Road block, Park Road, Woodford, during back burning operations

18. Bushfires & fire brigade helicopter, view from Park Road, Woodford, looking west toward Valley Road

20. Great Western Highway, Lawson. South Australian R.F.B. volunteers and fire trucks line the Highway

21. NSW bushfire brigade volunteers with brigade chaplain, Wilson Street, Lawson

22. 82 year old Dick O'Neill with remains of his home of 30 years at 816 Comleroy Road, Kurrajong

23. Remains of 2521 Silverdale Road, Wallacia, burnt down Christmas Day

24. Carole & Ray Elliott with a camera and bicycle found in the rubble of their house, destroyed on Christmas Day

Philip Gostelow aggregated collection of photographs

14. Photographer's backyard in Woodford during Blue Mountains bushfires. Kids swimming in an inflatable pool, 3.1.02
15. Smoke from fires, looking east, Great Western Highway, Woodford, 3.1.02
16. Back burning fires adjacent to Railway & Great Western Highway, Faulconbridge, 3.1.02
17. Road block, Park Road, Woodford, during back burning operations
18. Bushfires & fire brigade helicopter, view from Park Road, Woodford, looking west toward Valley Road, 4.1.02
19. Woodford Rural Fire Brigade, Park Rd, Woodford. This was the centre for food catering during bushfires. Personnel include ambulance, bushfire services, SES, and other volunteers, 4.1.02
20. Great Western Highway, Lawson. South Australian R.F.B. volunteers and fire  trucks line the Highway. At peak burning operation on 5 January there were as many as 32 fire trucks on Highway & Wilson Street, Lawson
21. NSW bushfire brigade volunteers with brigade chaplain, Wilson Street, Lawson. Waiting to relieve other teams in Lawson, Bullaburra & Wentworth Falls, 5.1.01
22. 82 year old Dick O'Neill with remains of his home of 30 years at 816 Comleroy Road, Kurrajong. His house burnt down Christmas Day while he was helping to save neighbourhood against fire as a volunteer, 12.1.02
23. Remains of 2521 Silverdale Road, Wallacia, burnt down Christmas Day. Annette Sheehan (left rear) with daughter Stephanie & mother Maree, 12.1.02
24. Carole & Ray Elliott with a camera and bicycle found in the rubble of their house, destroyed on Christmas Day. They operated a catering business from their home in Silverdale Road, Wallacia, 12.1.02

Series 3: Christmas bushfires, lower Blue Mountains, 2001-2002 / photographed by Philip Gostelow

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