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Seventeen people died on the Princes Highway trying to flee the 1969 Lara bushfire. Barbara Coltman was one of the lucky ones who escaped. On the 50-year anniversary of the tragedy, Mrs Coltman speaks with the Geelong Advertiser about the harrowing experience.

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  1. Turn Around: Escaping the 1969 Lara Bushfire

    07/01/2019

    Turn Around: Escaping the 1969 Lara Bushfire

    Seventeen people died on the Princes Highway trying to flee the 1969 Lara bushfire. Barbara Coltman was one of the lucky ones who escaped. On the 50-year anniversary of the tragedy, Mrs Coltman speaks with the Geelong Advertiser about the harrowing experience.  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

    12 min
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Seventeen people died on the Princes Highway trying to flee the 1969 Lara bushfire. Barbara Coltman was one of the lucky ones who escaped. On the 50-year anniversary of the tragedy, Mrs Coltman speaks with the Geelong Advertiser about the harrowing experience.

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    Geelong Advertiser
  • Episodes
    1
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    Clean
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