John Buchtmann
Buchtmann, John2008
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Rescue services in NSW were facing reorganisation/restructure and the the Nepean Rescue Organisation, also known as the Nepean VRA (Volunteer Rescue Association), were being disbanded. The oral history project was undertaken to record the history of the organisation and the work it carried out within the Penrith area.
John Buchtmann / interviewed by Geraldine Cook for the History of the Nepean Rescue Organisation Inc Project
photographs as jpg, audio as mp3
Penrith NSW : Penrith City Library, 2008
3 audio discs + CDROM
14 November 2008 Penrith Civic Centre (Penrith, NSW)12 December 2008 Penrith Civic Centre (Penrith, NSW)
The Nepean Rescue Organisation were involved in assisting at road traffic accidents, river incidents and the Granville train derailment that brought down the Bold Street overpass (commonly known as the Granville Train Disaster) in 1977. John Buchtmann was one of the founding members of the group.
363.348994.41
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Location | Collection | Call number | Status/Desc |
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Research | Local AV | 994.41 HIS | Not for loan (Set: 10 Feb 2016) |