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Childers

The Full Story of the Palace Backpackers Hostel Fire of June 2000 Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/childers. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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22 - Farewell

22 - Farewell

Immediately after the fire, the Childers community embraced the backpackers as their own. It made the task of saying goo... Read more

9 Jul 2020

34mins

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21 - Family

21 - Family

The fire at the Palace Backpackers Hostel in Childers on June 23, 2000 changed lives forever. It took young men and wome... Read more

7 Jul 2020

28mins

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20 - Neil

20 - Neil

When Neil Griffith and his University friend Nigel decided to pack up their life in late 1999 and head to Australia on t... Read more

5 Jul 2020

32mins

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19 - Legislation

19 - Legislation

The Childers fire is considered the worst arson attack in Queensland history. The after effects were far-reaching with l... Read more

2 Jul 2020

32mins

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18 - Memorial

18 - Memorial

It took just two years and four months for the Palace to be re-opened following a full re-build on the site of the exisi... Read more

30 Jun 2020

33mins

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17 - Window

17 - Window

In the months after the fire, Council commenced its plan to restore the Palace and bring about some normality for neighb... Read more

28 Jun 2020

24mins

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16 - Guilty

16 - Guilty

Immediately after they escaped the burning Palace, a number of backpackers reported their suspicions and identified the ... Read more

25 Jun 2020

39mins

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15 - Krueger

15 - Krueger

The man who lit the Palace Backpackers Hostel was well known to police. He had an extensive criminal history across mult... Read more

23 Jun 2020

41mins

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14 - Man Hunt

14 - Man Hunt

The Childers community and surrounding towns were on edge. They feared for their safety as the man dubbed Australia's mo... Read more

22 Jun 2020

28mins

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13 - Princess

13 - Princess

The burden of a week of intense grief and trauma was weighing heavily on the survivors and the Childers community. The t... Read more

18 Jun 2020

22mins

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