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Story SeriesA Mile in My Shoes

Sean Blocksidge

Collected in partnership with Perth Festival and The Empathy Museum, A Mile in My Shoes is an extraordinary collection of stories that give us a glimpse into the lives of Western Australians from all walks of life.

When Sean Blocksidge isn’t busy running tours of Margaret River, he spends his time battling bushfires. In this story, Sean discusses the risk of fires in the Australian bush and his devotion to protecting his community.

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Copyright © 2015 Sean Blocksidge

This story was collected by the Centre for Stories for the Empathy Museum’s A Mile in my Shoes installation as part of Perth Festival 2015. For reproduction and distribution of this story/image please contact the Centre for Stories.

 

 

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