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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

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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

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