On this day in 1961 (19 January) lightning strikes started bushfires that culminated in the devastation of the town of Dwellingup on 24 January. Other serious bush fires in the South West throughout that summer saw the calling of a Royal Commission in April 1961. SRO has the Royal Commission records, statements and transcripts: aeon.sro.wa.gov.au/Investigator/Details/Agency_Detail.asp?Entity=Global&Search=royal%20commission%20bush%20fire&Op=All&Page=1&Id=859&SearchPage=Global
Posted on: Mon, 19 Jan 2015 08:00:00 +0000
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