T-SHIRT YELLOW NAVY
2011Yellow Meryl nylon & lycra, short sleeve, round neck, t-shirt with text on front & back. Washing instructions on inside collar. Shirt stained with black ash. In 2011, the shirt did smell from human sweat.
Text on the front, over right chest, the word [NAVY] written in grey letters. Text across back in grey top half of shirt [NAVY]. Both sets of words the letters are made of diagonal grey lines running from high left down to the right.
This shirt was worn by Commander Mathew Roberts of the guided missile destroyer USS Shoup. He had been following the news on the Roleystone Kelmscott Bushfire and through the US Consulate in Perth asked how he and a group of volunteers could help.
On the 16th of February, he and 20 volunteers from the USS Shoup helped with the clean up of Migrant Park in Kelmscott. This shirt was aquired thanks to the assistance of the US Consulate in Perth
On the morning of 6th of February 2011, a bushfire was accidentally started by an individual using an angle grinder outside, during a total fire ban. Sparks from the angle grinder set nearby dry grass on fire. High easterly winds caused this scrub fire to quickly turn into a bushfire. Over the course of the rest of the day, the fire spread westerly out of Roleystone, down the hill and into Kelmscott. 150 firefighters were on the ground during the peak of the bushfire. Residents in the path of the fire were ordered to evacuate immediately. Over 4,000 people were evacuated during the bushfire. Many families lost their homes. 69 homes were destroyed with another 71 badly damaged. Residents were evacuated to the Armadale Arena on Townly Street, which was turned into the emergency evacuation centre. Most residents spent the night there and it was not for a few days before they were allowed back into the area to see if their homes had survived.
The Armadale Arena remained a one stop resource centre for victims of the bushfire for 2 weeks after the event.
This bushfire is now regarded as one of the worst in WA history due to the number of homes lost. No one was killed during the bushfire.
For further information, see the Birtwistle Local Studies Library.
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Inside collar [NB new balance / XL / MADE IN USA / 84% MERYL R NYLON/16% LYCRA R / MACHINE WASH COLD / TUMBLE DRY LOW HEAT / NO BLEACH / NO SOFTENER]
On the 6th of February 2011, the Roleystone Kelmscott Bushfire destroyed over 70 homes in the east Kelmscott and south west Roleystone area. Residents were evacuated to the Armadale Arena, which became the centre for helping those effected by the fire. This sign was put on a notice board for people at the centre.
This was one of the worst bushfire for loss of homes in WA history. Many people lost everything in this event due to the speed of the fire.
City of Armadale - History House
City of Armadale - History House
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TICKET - ROLEYSTONE THEATRE BUSH FIRE BENEFIT CONCERT
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PROGRAM - ROLEYSTONE THEATRE BUSHFIRE BENEFIT CONCERT
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MELTED GLASS JAM JARS WITH SCREWS
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MELTED GLASS MIXING BOWLS
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WEDDING INVITATION FOR MISS N PRICE & MR J MC DONNELL
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WADING POOL MELTED FRAGMENT
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CERAMIC STATUE OF SITTING BOY FIRE DAMAGED
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GRAPHITE GOLF CLUB
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CROCKERY SAUCER SET FIRE DAMAGED
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RECORD, AUDIO - KELMSCOTT PRIMARY SCHOOL CHOIR X2
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SLEEVE, RECORD - KELMSCOTT PRIMARY SCHOOL CHOIR X2
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MEDIA RELEASE - TELSTRA CUSTOMERS AFFECTED BY FIRE 7 FEBRUARY 2011
