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The Full Story of the Palace Backpackers Hostel Fire of June 2000 Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/childers. Our GDPR privacy policy was updated on August 8, 2022. Visit acast.co...
The family of Irish backpacker Julie O'Keeffe remember her in this emotional episode on the 25th anniversary of the fire Support this show h...
Sam di Mauro was responsible for developing the Memorial to the victims of the Palace fire. On the 25th anniversary he reflects on the work...
Dutch backpacker Rob Jansen escaped the Palace Hostel fire. He has returned to pay his respects and say thank you to the local community on...
Daiman McIntyre met Seb and Adam as young backpackers in early 2000. In this episode he returns to Childers for the first time in 24 years a...
Bob Winkelmann & Hayden Whitaker were the first-responder fire fighters when the Palace Backpacker Hostel was set alight. 25 years on they s...
The Childers community has long been applauded and celebrated for how it responded in the wake of the fire at the Palace Backpackers Hostel...
These days Helen Blackburn is the Mayor of Bundaberg Regional Council which will host a 25th anniversary service in a few days time. But she...
It's been five years since Childers: The Full Story was released. Now, as the 25th anniversary of the tragic fire in the small Queensland to...
Immediately after the fire, the Childers community embraced the backpackers as their own. It made the task of saying goodbye and returning t...
The fire at the Palace Backpackers Hostel in Childers on June 23, 2000 changed lives forever. It took young men and women way too soon and c...
When Neil Griffith and his University friend Nigel decided to pack up their life in late 1999 and head to Australia on the adventure of a li...
The Childers fire is considered the worst arson attack in Queensland history. The after effects were far-reaching with local businesses and...
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 exisiting hostel. There w...
In the months after the fire, Council commenced its plan to restore the Palace and bring about some normality for neighbouring businesses af...
Immediately after they escaped the burning Palace, a number of backpackers reported their suspicions and identified the primary suspect to p...
The man who lit the Palace Backpackers Hostel was well known to police. He had an extensive criminal history across multiple states and had...
The Childers community and surrounding towns were on edge. They feared for their safety as the man dubbed Australia's most wanted was on the...
The burden of a week of intense grief and trauma was weighing heavily on the survivors and the Childers community. The town needed a lift. I...
The strong Dutch contingent staying at the Palace brought a unique energy to the backpacker group. And in June 2000 they found a common bond...
Three days after the fire a highly emotional memorial service was held in the Community Centre. It featured the full suite of Government off...
On June 23, 2000, the Childers Backpacker Hostel fire was the biggest news story in the world. It would have a profound impact on the lives...
Just two days before the fire, Keith O'Brien celebrated his 22nd birthday with guests of the Hostel. By week's end that same circle of frien...
When it came to media spotlight, Childers was no shrinking violet, but it certainly wasn't overrun with regular requests. Nothing could prep...
Just three months before the Palace Backpackers Hostel fire, the O'Keeffe family, who were visiting from Ireland, met for dinner at a popula...
Childers was Bill Trevor's town and he led his community with pride and purpose. But his leadership would face its sternest test when the ce...
New Zealander Tia Pou had Childers in her travel plans and the Palace Backpackers Hostel was where she wanted to stay. And when she got ther...
It took Jessica Wiegand 8 months waitressing in a London restaurant to earn enough money to get her visa for Australia. And when she arrived...
As a young man, Ken Morris dreamed of packing up and leaving Wales to take up life in Australia. It didn't quite pan out that way. So when h...
Sarah Mahoney headed to Childers seeking new adventures while she waited on the outcome of job and education prospects. She figured a few we...
It's just after midnight. June 23, 2000. Fire station officer in charge Curl Santacaterina is fast asleep when he's paged to attend a job a...
On June 23, 2000, the Palace Backpackers Hostel in Childers was set alight while its guests slept. It was the worst arson attack in Queensla...