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Mt Tomah Botanical Gardens suffered damage from the Gospers Mountain Fire Sunday evening gas it travelled from Mt Wilson east towards Bilpin. Early hours of the morning the fire front can be seen burning out of control in the valleys to the east of the gardens. Picture: Matrix
1/26Mt Tomah Botanical Gardens suffered damage from the Gospers Mountain Fire Sunday evening gas it travelled from Mt Wilson east towards Bilpin. Early hours of the morning the fire front can be seen burning out of control in the valleys to the east of the gardens. Picture: Matrix
As the dawn breaks across the Blue Mountains the damage from yesterday’s firestorm becomes apparent. Many roads between Mt Wilson and Bilpin are impassable. Access to the damaged buildings and assets is limited. Picture: Matrix
2/26As the dawn breaks across the Blue Mountains the damage from yesterday’s firestorm becomes apparent. Many roads between Mt Wilson and Bilpin are impassable. Access to the damaged buildings and assets is limited. Picture: Matrix
Mt Tomah Botanical Gardens suffered damage from the Gospers Mountain Fire Sunday evening gas it travelled from Mt Wilson east towards Bilpin. Early hours of the morning the fire front can be seen burning out of control in the valleys to the east of the gardens. Picture: Matrix
3/26Mt Tomah Botanical Gardens suffered damage from the Gospers Mountain Fire Sunday evening gas it travelled from Mt Wilson east towards Bilpin. Early hours of the morning the fire front can be seen burning out of control in the valleys to the east of the gardens. Picture: Matrix
An out of control fire ripped through the Blue Mountains this afternoon. Unknown houses and other property has been destroyed along Bells Line of Road from Bilpin to Mount Tomah and further west. Wollemi House and a Fire Danger Rating boards are all that remain of the cabins. Picture: Matrix
4/26An out of control fire ripped through the Blue Mountains this afternoon. Unknown houses and other property has been destroyed along Bells Line of Road from Bilpin to Mount Tomah and further west. Wollemi House and a Fire Danger Rating boards are all that remain of the cabins. Picture: Matrix
An out of control fire ripped through the Blue Mountains this afternoon. Unknown houses and other property has been destroyed along Bells Line of Road from Bilpin to Mount Tomah and further west. Firefighters rush to protect a burning industrial shed full of burning plastics. Picture: Matrix
5/26An out of control fire ripped through the Blue Mountains this afternoon. Unknown houses and other property has been destroyed along Bells Line of Road from Bilpin to Mount Tomah and further west. Firefighters rush to protect a burning industrial shed full of burning plastics. Picture: Matrix
An out of control fire ripped through the Blue Mountains this afternoon. Unknown houses and other property has been destroyed along Bells Line of Road from Bilpin to Mount Tomah and further west. A firefighter continues to cool and protect the surroundings of the industrial shed destroyed. Picture: Matrix
6/26An out of control fire ripped through the Blue Mountains this afternoon. Unknown houses and other property has been destroyed along Bells Line of Road from Bilpin to Mount Tomah and further west. A firefighter continues to cool and protect the surroundings of the industrial shed destroyed. Picture: Matrix
An out of control fire ripped through the Blue Mountains this afternoon. Unknown houses and other property has been destroyed along Bells Line of Road from Bilpin to Mount Tomah and further west. The remains of a house along Bells Line of Rd at Bilpin. Firefighters battle to protect property in the background. Picture: Matrix
7/26An out of control fire ripped through the Blue Mountains this afternoon. Unknown houses and other property has been destroyed along Bells Line of Road from Bilpin to Mount Tomah and further west. The remains of a house along Bells Line of Rd at Bilpin. Firefighters battle to protect property in the background. Picture: Matrix
An out of control fire ripped through the Blue Mountains this afternoon. Unknown houses and other property has been destroyed along Bells Line of Road from Bilpin to Mount Tomah and further west. The remains of a car in the front yard of a house that was saved on Bells Line of Rd at Bilpin. Picture: Matrix
8/26An out of control fire ripped through the Blue Mountains this afternoon. Unknown houses and other property has been destroyed along Bells Line of Road from Bilpin to Mount Tomah and further west. The remains of a car in the front yard of a house that was saved on Bells Line of Rd at Bilpin. Picture: Matrix
Destruction of a house along Skyline Rd Mt Tomah. All that remains or can even remotely be identified as a house. Picture: Matrix
9/26Destruction of a house along Skyline Rd Mt Tomah. All that remains or can even remotely be identified as a house. Picture: Matrix
An out of control fire ripped through the Blue Mountains this afternoon. Unknown houses and other property has been destroyed along Bells Line of Road from Bilpin to Mount Tomah and further west. A cabin at Wollemi Cabins continues to burn well after the fire front has past through. Picture: Matrix
10/26An out of control fire ripped through the Blue Mountains this afternoon. Unknown houses and other property has been destroyed along Bells Line of Road from Bilpin to Mount Tomah and further west. A cabin at Wollemi Cabins continues to burn well after the fire front has past through. Picture: Matrix
An out of control fire ripped through the Blue Mountains this afternoon. Unknown houses and other property has been destroyed along Bells Line of Road from Bilpin to Mount Tomah and further west. The remains of a house along Bells Line of Rd at Bilpin. Firefighters battle to protect property in the background. Picture: Matrix
11/26An out of control fire ripped through the Blue Mountains this afternoon. Unknown houses and other property has been destroyed along Bells Line of Road from Bilpin to Mount Tomah and further west. The remains of a house along Bells Line of Rd at Bilpin. Firefighters battle to protect property in the background. Picture: Matrix
Satellite view of smoke from bushfires burning across NSW. Picture: BOM
12/26Satellite view of smoke from bushfires burning across NSW. Picture: BOM
A wall of fire approaching homes on Willinga Drive at Bawley Point, on the NSW south coast. Picture: Gary Ramage
13/26A wall of fire approaching homes on Willinga Drive at Bawley Point, on the NSW south coast. Picture: Gary Ramage
RFS firefighters desperately worked to save a home on Willinga Drive at Bawley Point, on the NSW south coast. Picture: Gary Ramage
14/26RFS firefighters desperately worked to save a home on Willinga Drive at Bawley Point, on the NSW south coast. Picture: Gary Ramage
Bawley Point RFS captain John Sharpe (red helmet) was overcome with emotion as his colleagues helped him extinguish a blaze surrounding his home in Bawley Point, on the NSW south coast. Picture: Gary Ramage
15/26Bawley Point RFS captain John Sharpe (red helmet) was overcome with emotion as his colleagues helped him extinguish a blaze surrounding his home in Bawley Point, on the NSW south coast. Picture: Gary Ramage
RFS firefighters desperately worked to save a home on Willinga Drive at Bawley Point, on the NSW south coast. Picture: Gary Ramage
16/26RFS firefighters desperately worked to save a home on Willinga Drive at Bawley Point, on the NSW south coast. Picture: Gary Ramage
RFS firefighters desperately worked to save a home on Willinga Drive at Bawley Point, on the NSW south coast. Picture: Gary Ramage
17/26RFS firefighters desperately worked to save a home on Willinga Drive at Bawley Point, on the NSW south coast. Picture: Gary Ramage
Min Woo Lee from WA hits to the 18th under a smokey haze during the first round of The Australian Open Golf Championships at The Australian Golf Club in Sydney. Picture: Phil Hillyard
18/26Min Woo Lee from WA hits to the 18th under a smokey haze during the first round of The Australian Open Golf Championships at The Australian Golf Club in Sydney. Picture: Phil Hillyard
Smoke from bushfires on Bondi Beach. Picture: John Grainger
19/26Smoke from bushfires on Bondi Beach. Picture: John Grainger
Smoke haze envelopes south western Sydney near Camden as bushfires burn. Motorists on Narellan Rd have turn their headlights on to combat the eerie orange glow. Picture: Toby Zerna
20/26Smoke haze envelopes south western Sydney near Camden as bushfires burn. Motorists on Narellan Rd have turn their headlights on to combat the eerie orange glow. Picture: Toby Zerna
Pedestrians wearing face masks to protect from smoke haze as they cross a busy city street. Picture: Don Arnold/Getty Images
21/26Pedestrians wearing face masks to protect from smoke haze as they cross a busy city street. Picture: Don Arnold/Getty Images
Fire approaches a property at Bawley Point, on the NSW south coast. Picture: Gary Ramage
22/26Fire approaches a property at Bawley Point, on the NSW south coast. Picture: Gary Ramage
RFS captain John Sharpe (red helmet) was overcome with emotion as his colleagues helped him extinguish a blaze surrounding his home at Bawley Point. Picture: Gary Ramage
23/26RFS captain John Sharpe (red helmet) was overcome with emotion as his colleagues helped him extinguish a blaze surrounding his home at Bawley Point. Picture: Gary Ramage
RFS Firefighters desperately worked to save homes on Willinga Drive at Bawley Point. Picture: Gary Ramage
24/26RFS Firefighters desperately worked to save homes on Willinga Drive at Bawley Point. Picture: Gary Ramage
The Sydney basin is filled with smoke at dawn, as seen from Vaucluse. Picture: John Grainger
25/26The Sydney basin is filled with smoke at dawn, as seen from Vaucluse. Picture: John Grainger
Ryan Chisnall of New Zealand wearing a face mask due to smoke haze during the first round of The Australian Open Golf Championships at The Australian Golf Club, Sydney. Picture: Phil Hillyard
26/26Ryan Chisnall of New Zealand wearing a face mask due to smoke haze during the first round of The Australian Open Golf Championships at The Australian Golf Club, Sydney. Picture: Phil Hillyard
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