Operation VIC FIRE ASSIST
12 February 2009
Flowedale Hotel gives up gardens for backyard cricket
On a small area of grass amidst the ashes in the bushfire affected town on Flowerdale, soldiers from the Search Task Group have participated in a special game of backyard cricket.
While waiting for the Group’s headquarters to be moved to Kinglake West, the Army Reserve soldiers took up fielding positions in the garden of the Flowerdale Hotel for the clash against the children from local families affected by the fires.
For the record, the junior side won the match.
| 20090211adf8185016_0285 Flowerdale locals Malcolm Hunter,11 (batting) and Anthony McGuire, 4 (bowling) enjoy a game of cricket with the soldiers from the Joint Task Force 662 Search Task Group as they wait to move out to the Kinglake West area. (Date taken: 11 February 2009) Low-Res | Hi-Res |
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| 20090211adf8185016_0294 Flowerdale locals Malcolm Hunter,11 (bowling) and Anthony McGuire, 4 (batting) enjoy a game of cricket with the soldiers from the Joint Task Force 662 Search Task Group as they wait to move out to the Kinglake West area. (Date taken: 11 February 2009) Low-Res | Hi-Res |
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| 20090211adf8185016_0302 Flowerdale local Anthony McGuire, 4 enjoys a game of cricket with the soldiers from the Joint Task Force 662 Search Task Group as they wait to move out to the Kinglake West area. (Date taken: 11 February 2009) Low-Res | Hi-Res |
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| 20090211adf8185016_0304 Soldiers from the Joint Task Force 662 Search Task Group enjoy a game of cricket with Flowerdale locals Malcolm Hunter,11 (bowling) and Anthony McGuire, 4 (batting) as they wait to move out to the Kinglake West area. (Date taken: 11 February 2009) Low-Res | Hi-Res |
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