Opinion

Recognising role women play in disasters

By Amanda Lamont
November 4 2019 - 7:00am
Recognising role women play in disasters
Recognising role women play in disasters

Black Sunday, occurred in the Adelaide Hills on January 2, 1955. My father was nine years old. While my grandfather was out fighting the fires, the house in the bush where my father lived with his three siblings came under attack. It was my grandmother who played the most important role that day. As the fire approached, she grabbed her four children all under 10, and jumped into the dam as the fire passed over.

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