Historical Disasters
The Australian Emergency Management Library has a range of resources about significant Australian and international disasters.
The library will regularly present an online guide to resources about a disaster. The guide includes information about the disaster, a list of library resources and links to websites.
In the spotlight is:
Historical disasters index
- Ash Wednesday – February 1983
- Bali Bombings – October 2002
- Black Saturday Bushfires – February 2009
- Cyclone Larry – March 2006
- Cyclone Tracy – December 1974
- Granville Rail Disaster - January 1977
- Hurricane Katrina - August 2005
- Indian Ocean Tsunami – December 2004
- King's Cross Fire - November 1987
- London Bombings - July 2005
- Mount Erebus Air Crash – November 1979
- Mount Pinatubo Eruption – June 1991
- Newcastle Earthquake - December 1989
- Port Arthur Massacre – April 1996
- September 11 Terrorist Attacks - September 2001
- Sichuan Earthquake – May 2008
- Thredbo Landslide – July 1997
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