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The coastal area around Rainbow Flat was once again under threat.Firefighters fought intense fires to protest lives and property. Picture: Gary Ramage
1/78The coastal area around Rainbow Flat was once again under threat.Firefighters fought intense fires to protest lives and property. Picture: Gary Ramage
The coastal area around Rainbow Flat was once again under threat.Firefighters fought intense fires to protest lives and property. Picture: Gary Ramage
2/78The coastal area around Rainbow Flat was once again under threat.Firefighters fought intense fires to protest lives and property. Picture: Gary Ramage
The coastal area around Rainbow Flat was once again under threat.Firefighters fought intense fires to protest lives and property. Picture: Gary Ramage
3/78The coastal area around Rainbow Flat was once again under threat.Firefighters fought intense fires to protest lives and property. Picture: Gary Ramage
The coastal area around Rainbow Flat was once again under threat.Firefighters fought intense fires to protest lives and property. Picture: Gary Ramage
4/78The coastal area around Rainbow Flat was once again under threat.Firefighters fought intense fires to protest lives and property. Picture: Gary Ramage
The coastal area around Rainbow Flat was once again under threat.Firefighters fought intense fires to protest lives and property. Picture: Gary Ramage
5/78The coastal area around Rainbow Flat was once again under threat.Firefighters fought intense fires to protest lives and property. Picture: Gary Ramage
The coastal area around Rainbow Flat was once again under threat.Firefighters fought intense fires to protest lives and property. Picture: Gary Ramage
6/78The coastal area around Rainbow Flat was once again under threat.Firefighters fought intense fires to protest lives and property. Picture: Gary Ramage
The coastal area around Rainbow Flat was once again under threat.Firefighters fought intense fires to protest lives and property. Picture: Gary Ramage
7/78The coastal area around Rainbow Flat was once again under threat.Firefighters fought intense fires to protest lives and property. Picture: Gary Ramage
The coastal area around Rainbow Flat was once again under threat.Firefighters fought intense fires to protest lives and property. Picture: Gary Ramage
8/78The coastal area around Rainbow Flat was once again under threat.Firefighters fought intense fires to protest lives and property. Picture: Gary Ramage
The coastal area around Rainbow Flat was once again under threat.Firefighters fought intense fires to protest lives and property. Picture: Gary Ramage
9/78The coastal area around Rainbow Flat was once again under threat.Firefighters fought intense fires to protest lives and property. Picture: Gary Ramage
The coastal area around Rainbow Flat was once again under threat.Firefighters fought intense fires to protest lives and property. Picture: Gary Ramage
10/78The coastal area around Rainbow Flat was once again under threat.Firefighters fought intense fires to protest lives and property. Picture: Gary Ramage
The coastal area around Rainbow Flat was once again under threat.Firefighters fought intense fires to protest lives and property. Picture: Gary Ramage
11/78The coastal area around Rainbow Flat was once again under threat.Firefighters fought intense fires to protest lives and property. Picture: Gary Ramage
The coastal area around Rainbow Flat was once again under threat.Firefighters fought intense fires to protest lives and property. Picture: Gary Ramage
12/78The coastal area around Rainbow Flat was once again under threat.Firefighters fought intense fires to protest lives and property. Picture: Gary Ramage
The coastal area around Rainbow Flat was once again under threat.Firefighters fought intense fires to protest lives and property. Picture: Gary Ramage
13/78The coastal area around Rainbow Flat was once again under threat.Firefighters fought intense fires to protest lives and property. Picture: Gary Ramage
The coastal area around Rainbow Flat was once again under threat.Firefighters fought intense fires to protest lives and property. Picture: Gary Ramage
14/78The coastal area around Rainbow Flat was once again under threat.Firefighters fought intense fires to protest lives and property. Picture: Gary Ramage
The coastal area around Rainbow Flat was once again under threat.Firefighters fought intense fires to protest lives and property. Picture: Gary Ramage
15/78The coastal area around Rainbow Flat was once again under threat.Firefighters fought intense fires to protest lives and property. Picture: Gary Ramage
The coastal area around Rainbow Flat was once again under threat.Firefighters fought intense fires to protest lives and property. Picture: Gary Ramage
16/78The coastal area around Rainbow Flat was once again under threat.Firefighters fought intense fires to protest lives and property. Picture: Gary Ramage
An out of control bushfire threatens Johns River on the NSW mid north coast. Picture: Nathan Edwards
17/78An out of control bushfire threatens Johns River on the NSW mid north coast. Picture: Nathan Edwards
An out of control bushfire threatens Johns River on the NSW mid north coast. Picture: Nathan Edwards
18/78An out of control bushfire threatens Johns River on the NSW mid north coast. Picture: Nathan Edwards
An out of control bushfire threatens Johns River on the NSW mid north coast. Picture: Nathan Edwards
19/78An out of control bushfire threatens Johns River on the NSW mid north coast. Picture: Nathan Edwards
An out of control bushfire threatens Johns River on the NSW mid north coast. Picture: Nathan Edwards
20/78An out of control bushfire threatens Johns River on the NSW mid north coast. Picture: Nathan Edwards
An out of control bushfire threatens Johns River on the NSW mid north coast. Picture: Nathan Edwards
21/78An out of control bushfire threatens Johns River on the NSW mid north coast. Picture: Nathan Edwards
An out of control bushfire threatens Johns River on the NSW mid north coast. Picture: Nathan Edwards
22/78An out of control bushfire threatens Johns River on the NSW mid north coast. Picture: Nathan Edwards
An out of control bushfire threatens Johns River on the NSW mid north coast. Picture: Nathan Edwards
23/78An out of control bushfire threatens Johns River on the NSW mid north coast. Picture: Nathan Edwards
An out of control bushfire threatens Johns River on the NSW mid north coast. Picture: Nathan Edwards
24/78An out of control bushfire threatens Johns River on the NSW mid north coast. Picture: Nathan Edwards
An out of control bushfire threatens Johns River on the NSW mid north coast. Picture: Nathan Edwards
25/78An out of control bushfire threatens Johns River on the NSW mid north coast. Picture: Nathan Edwards
An out of control bushfire threatens Johns River on the NSW mid north coast. Picture: Nathan Edwards
26/78An out of control bushfire threatens Johns River on the NSW mid north coast. Picture: Nathan Edwards
An out of control bushfire threatens Johns River on the NSW mid north coast. Picture: Nathan Edwards
27/78An out of control bushfire threatens Johns River on the NSW mid north coast. Picture: Nathan Edwards
An out of control bushfire threatens Johns River on the NSW mid north coast. Picture: Nathan Edwards
28/78An out of control bushfire threatens Johns River on the NSW mid north coast. Picture: Nathan Edwards
An out of control bushfire threatens Johns River on the NSW mid north coast. Picture: Nathan Edwards
29/78An out of control bushfire threatens Johns River on the NSW mid north coast. Picture: Nathan Edwards
An out of control bushfire threatens Johns River on the NSW mid north coast. Picture: Nathan Edwards
30/78An out of control bushfire threatens Johns River on the NSW mid north coast. Picture: Nathan Edwards
An out of control bushfire threatens Johns River on the NSW mid north coast. Officers from the Public Order and Riot Squad check on residents of Johns River Picture: Nathan Edwards
31/78An out of control bushfire threatens Johns River on the NSW mid north coast. Officers from the Public Order and Riot Squad check on residents of Johns River Picture: Nathan Edwards
An out of control bushfire threatens Johns River on the NSW mid north coast. Picture: Nathan Edwards
32/78An out of control bushfire threatens Johns River on the NSW mid north coast. Picture: Nathan Edwards
Steve Rhind operates his water tanker with the help of son Joel as an out of control bushfire threatens Johns River on the NSW mid north coast on Sunday. Picture: Nathan Edwards
33/78Steve Rhind operates his water tanker with the help of son Joel as an out of control bushfire threatens Johns River on the NSW mid north coast on Sunday. Picture: Nathan Edwards
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An out of control bushfire threatens Johns River on the NSW mid north coast. Picture: Nathan Edwards
35/78An out of control bushfire threatens Johns River on the NSW mid north coast. Picture: Nathan Edwards
An out of control bushfire threatens Johns River on the NSW mid north coast. Picture: Nathan Edwards
36/78An out of control bushfire threatens Johns River on the NSW mid north coast. Picture: Nathan Edwards
Elvis Sure Can Dance ... remarkable effort by chopper using sea water to save homes at Tallwood Estate south of Taree. Picture: Peter Lorimer
37/78Elvis Sure Can Dance ... remarkable effort by chopper using sea water to save homes at Tallwood Estate south of Taree. Picture: Peter Lorimer
Elvis Sure Can Dance ... remarkable effort by chopper using sea water to save homes at Tallwood Estate south of Taree. Picture: Peter Lorimer
38/78Elvis Sure Can Dance ... remarkable effort by chopper using sea water to save homes at Tallwood Estate south of Taree. Picture: Peter Lorimer
Prime Minister Scott Morrison comforts 85-year-old Owen Whalan of Half Chain Rd in Koorainghat who was evacuated from his home during a visit to Club Taree Evacuation Centre on Sunday. Picture: AAP/Darren Pateman
39/78Prime Minister Scott Morrison comforts 85-year-old Owen Whalan of Half Chain Rd in Koorainghat who was evacuated from his home during a visit to Club Taree Evacuation Centre on Sunday. Picture: AAP/Darren Pateman
An out of control bushfire threatens Johns River on the NSW mid north coast. Picture: Nathan Edwards
40/78An out of control bushfire threatens Johns River on the NSW mid north coast. Picture: Nathan Edwards
Firefighters hold back a fire threatening a house on The Buckets Way at Tinonee near Taree on the NSW mid north coast. Picture: Nathan Edwards
41/78Firefighters hold back a fire threatening a house on The Buckets Way at Tinonee near Taree on the NSW mid north coast. Picture: Nathan Edwards
A fire rages in Bobin, 350km north of Sydney on November 9, 2019, as firefighters try to contain dozens of out-of-control blazes that are raging in the state of New South Wales. - Catastrophic bushfires in eastern Australia have killed at least three people and forced thousands from their homes, with the death toll expected to rise as firefighters struggle towards hard-to-reach communities. (Photo by PETER PARKS / AFP)
42/78A fire rages in Bobin, 350km north of Sydney on November 9, 2019, as firefighters try to contain dozens of out-of-control blazes that are raging in the state of New South Wales. - Catastrophic bushfires in eastern Australia have killed at least three people and forced thousands from their homes, with the death toll expected to rise as firefighters struggle towards hard-to-reach communities. (Photo by PETER PARKS / AFP)
Firefighters hold back a fire threatening a house on The Buckets Way at Tinonee near Taree on the NSW mid north coast. Picture: Nathan Edwards
43/78Firefighters hold back a fire threatening a house on The Buckets Way at Tinonee near Taree on the NSW mid north coast. Picture: Nathan Edwards
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Firefighters hold back a fire threatening a house on The Buckets Way at Tinonee near Taree on the NSW mid north coast. Picture: Nathan Edwards
45/78Firefighters hold back a fire threatening a house on The Buckets Way at Tinonee near Taree on the NSW mid north coast. Picture: Nathan Edwards
Firefighters hold back a fire threatening a house on The Buckets Way at Tinonee near Taree on the NSW mid north coast. Picture: Nathan Edwards
46/78Firefighters hold back a fire threatening a house on The Buckets Way at Tinonee near Taree on the NSW mid north coast. Picture: Nathan Edwards
Firefighters hold back a fire threatening a house on The Buckets Way at Tinonee near Taree on the NSW mid north coast. Picture: Nathan Edwards
47/78Firefighters hold back a fire threatening a house on The Buckets Way at Tinonee near Taree on the NSW mid north coast. Picture: Nathan Edwards
Firefighters hold back a fire threatening a house on The Buckets Way at Tinonee near Taree on the NSW mid north coast. Picture: Nathan Edwards
48/78Firefighters hold back a fire threatening a house on The Buckets Way at Tinonee near Taree on the NSW mid north coast. Picture: Nathan Edwards
Firefighters hold back a fire threatening a house on The Buckets Way at Tinonee near Taree on the NSW mid north coast. Picture: Nathan Edwards
49/78Firefighters hold back a fire threatening a house on The Buckets Way at Tinonee near Taree on the NSW mid north coast. Picture: Nathan Edwards
Firefighters hold back a fire threatening a house on The Buckets Way at Tinonee near Taree on the NSW mid north coast. Picture: Nathan Edwards
50/78Firefighters hold back a fire threatening a house on The Buckets Way at Tinonee near Taree on the NSW mid north coast. Picture: Nathan Edwards
Firefighters hold back a fire threatening a house on The Buckets Way at Tinonee near Taree on the NSW mid north coast. Picture: Nathan Edwards
51/78Firefighters hold back a fire threatening a house on The Buckets Way at Tinonee near Taree on the NSW mid north coast. Picture: Nathan Edwards
Firefighters hold back a fire threatening a house on The Buckets Way at Tinonee near Taree on the NSW mid north coast. Picture: Nathan Edwards
52/78Firefighters hold back a fire threatening a house on The Buckets Way at Tinonee near Taree on the NSW mid north coast. Picture: Nathan Edwards
Firefighters hold back a fire threatening a house on The Buckets Way at Tinonee near Taree on the NSW mid north coast. Picture: Nathan Edwards
53/78Firefighters hold back a fire threatening a house on The Buckets Way at Tinonee near Taree on the NSW mid north coast. Picture: Nathan Edwards
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A fire bombing helicopter works to contain a bushfire along Old Bar road in Old Bar, NSW, Saturday, November 9, 2019. Two people have been killed and seven others are missing in bushfires in NSW which have also destroyed at least 100 homes. (AAP Image/Darren Pateman)
57/78A fire bombing helicopter works to contain a bushfire along Old Bar road in Old Bar, NSW, Saturday, November 9, 2019. Two people have been killed and seven others are missing in bushfires in NSW which have also destroyed at least 100 homes. (AAP Image/Darren Pateman)
A truck burns at a property at Old Bar, NSW, Saturday, November 9, 2019. Two people have been killed and seven others are missing in bushfires in NSW which have also destroyed at least 100 homes. (AAP Image/Shane Chalker)
58/78A truck burns at a property at Old Bar, NSW, Saturday, November 9, 2019. Two people have been killed and seven others are missing in bushfires in NSW which have also destroyed at least 100 homes. (AAP Image/Shane Chalker)
A fire bombing helicopter works to contain a bushfire along Old Bar road in Old Bar, NSW, Saturday, November 9, 2019. Two people have been killed and seven others are missing in bushfires in NSW which have also destroyed at least 100 homes. (AAP Image/Darren Pateman)
59/78A fire bombing helicopter works to contain a bushfire along Old Bar road in Old Bar, NSW, Saturday, November 9, 2019. Two people have been killed and seven others are missing in bushfires in NSW which have also destroyed at least 100 homes. (AAP Image/Darren Pateman)
Firefighters work to contain a bushfire along Old Bar road in Old Bar, NSW, Saturday, November 9, 2019. Two people have been killed and seven others are missing in bushfires in NSW which have also destroyed at least 100 homes. (AAP Image/Darren Pateman)
60/78Firefighters work to contain a bushfire along Old Bar road in Old Bar, NSW, Saturday, November 9, 2019. Two people have been killed and seven others are missing in bushfires in NSW which have also destroyed at least 100 homes. (AAP Image/Darren Pateman)
Firefighters work to contain a bushfire along Old Bar road in Old Bar, NSW, Saturday, November 9, 2019. Two people have been killed and seven others are missing in bushfires in NSW which have also destroyed at least 100 homes. (AAP Image/Darren Pateman)
61/78Firefighters work to contain a bushfire along Old Bar road in Old Bar, NSW, Saturday, November 9, 2019. Two people have been killed and seven others are missing in bushfires in NSW which have also destroyed at least 100 homes. (AAP Image/Darren Pateman)
A firefighter on property protection watches the progress of bushfires in Old Bar, NSW, Saturday, November 9, 2019. Two people have been killed and seven others are missing in bushfires in NSW which have also destroyed at least 100 homes. (AAP Image/Darren Pateman)
62/78A firefighter on property protection watches the progress of bushfires in Old Bar, NSW, Saturday, November 9, 2019. Two people have been killed and seven others are missing in bushfires in NSW which have also destroyed at least 100 homes. (AAP Image/Darren Pateman)
Firefighters work to contain a bushfire along Old Bar road in Old Bar, NSW, Saturday, November 9, 2019. Two people have been killed and seven others are missing in bushfires in NSW which have also destroyed at least 100 homes. (AAP Image/Darren Pateman)
63/78Firefighters work to contain a bushfire along Old Bar road in Old Bar, NSW, Saturday, November 9, 2019. Two people have been killed and seven others are missing in bushfires in NSW which have also destroyed at least 100 homes. (AAP Image/Darren Pateman)
Firefighters work to contain a bushfire along Old Bar road in Old Bar, NSW, Saturday, November 9, 2019. Two people have been killed and seven others are missing in bushfires in NSW which have also destroyed at least 100 homes. (AAP Image/Darren Pateman)
64/78Firefighters work to contain a bushfire along Old Bar road in Old Bar, NSW, Saturday, November 9, 2019. Two people have been killed and seven others are missing in bushfires in NSW which have also destroyed at least 100 homes. (AAP Image/Darren Pateman)
A resident watches the fire approach Old Bar, NSW, Saturday, November 9, 2019. Two people have been killed and seven others are missing in bushfires in NSW which have also destroyed at least 100 homes. (AAP Image/Shane Chalker)
65/78A resident watches the fire approach Old Bar, NSW, Saturday, November 9, 2019. Two people have been killed and seven others are missing in bushfires in NSW which have also destroyed at least 100 homes. (AAP Image/Shane Chalker)
Firefighters work to contain a bushfire along Old Bar road in Old Bar, NSW, Saturday, November 9, 2019. Two people have been killed and seven others are missing in bushfires in NSW which have also destroyed at least 100 homes. (AAP Image/Darren Pateman)
66/78Firefighters work to contain a bushfire along Old Bar road in Old Bar, NSW, Saturday, November 9, 2019. Two people have been killed and seven others are missing in bushfires in NSW which have also destroyed at least 100 homes. (AAP Image/Darren Pateman)
The ruins of a house smoulders on Old Bar road Near Taree, NSW, Saturday, November 9, 2019. Two people have been killed and seven others are missing in bushfires in NSW which have also destroyed at least 100 homes. (AAP Image/Darren Pateman)
67/78The ruins of a house smoulders on Old Bar road Near Taree, NSW, Saturday, November 9, 2019. Two people have been killed and seven others are missing in bushfires in NSW which have also destroyed at least 100 homes. (AAP Image/Darren Pateman)
The ruins of a house smoulders on Old Bar road Near Taree, NSW, Saturday, November 9, 2019. Two people have been killed and seven others are missing in bushfires in NSW which have also destroyed at least 100 homes. (AAP Image/Darren Pateman)
68/78The ruins of a house smoulders on Old Bar road Near Taree, NSW, Saturday, November 9, 2019. Two people have been killed and seven others are missing in bushfires in NSW which have also destroyed at least 100 homes. (AAP Image/Darren Pateman)
The remains of a property destroyed by fire is seen in Bobin, 350km north of Sydney on November 9, 2019, as firefighters try to contain dozens of out-of-control blazes that are raging in the state of New South Wales. - Catastrophic bushfires in eastern Australia have killed at least three people and forced thousands from their homes, with the death toll expected to rise as firefighters struggle towards hard-to-reach communities. (Photo by PETER PARKS / AFP)
69/78The remains of a property destroyed by fire is seen in Bobin, 350km north of Sydney on November 9, 2019, as firefighters try to contain dozens of out-of-control blazes that are raging in the state of New South Wales. - Catastrophic bushfires in eastern Australia have killed at least three people and forced thousands from their homes, with the death toll expected to rise as firefighters struggle towards hard-to-reach communities. (Photo by PETER PARKS / AFP)
The burnt out shell of a Jaguar vehicle sits in the ruins of a smouldering house on Old Bar road Near Taree, NSW, Saturday, November 9, 2019. Two people have been killed and seven others are missing in bushfires in NSW which have also destroyed at least 100 homes. (AAP Image/Darren Pateman)
70/78The burnt out shell of a Jaguar vehicle sits in the ruins of a smouldering house on Old Bar road Near Taree, NSW, Saturday, November 9, 2019. Two people have been killed and seven others are missing in bushfires in NSW which have also destroyed at least 100 homes. (AAP Image/Darren Pateman)
The ruins of a house smoulders on Old Bar road Near Taree, NSW, Saturday, November 9, 2019. Two people have been killed and seven others are missing in bushfires in NSW which have also destroyed at least 100 homes. (AAP Image/Darren Pateman)
71/78The ruins of a house smoulders on Old Bar road Near Taree, NSW, Saturday, November 9, 2019. Two people have been killed and seven others are missing in bushfires in NSW which have also destroyed at least 100 homes. (AAP Image/Darren Pateman)
Brooke and Tristan Smith blacken out bush near their home at Wallaby Point, NSW, Saturday, November 9, 2019. Two people have been killed and seven others are missing in bushfires in NSW which have also destroyed at least 100 homes. (AAP Image/Darren Pateman)
72/78Brooke and Tristan Smith blacken out bush near their home at Wallaby Point, NSW, Saturday, November 9, 2019. Two people have been killed and seven others are missing in bushfires in NSW which have also destroyed at least 100 homes. (AAP Image/Darren Pateman)
A water bombing helicopter attacks a bushfire near houses along Old Bar road in Old Bar, NSW, Saturday, November 9, 2019. Two people have been killed and seven others are missing in bushfires in NSW which have also destroyed at least 100 homes. (AAP Image/Shane Chalker)
73/78A water bombing helicopter attacks a bushfire near houses along Old Bar road in Old Bar, NSW, Saturday, November 9, 2019. Two people have been killed and seven others are missing in bushfires in NSW which have also destroyed at least 100 homes. (AAP Image/Shane Chalker)
Firefighters work to contain a bushfire along Old Bar road in Old Bar, NSW, Saturday, November 9, 2019. Two people have been killed and seven others are missing in bushfires in NSW which have also destroyed at least 100 homes. (AAP Image/Shane Chalker)
74/78Firefighters work to contain a bushfire along Old Bar road in Old Bar, NSW, Saturday, November 9, 2019. Two people have been killed and seven others are missing in bushfires in NSW which have also destroyed at least 100 homes. (AAP Image/Shane Chalker)
A bulldozer puts in a fire break to stop bushfires along Old Bar road in Old Bar, NSW, Saturday, November 9, 2019. Two people have been killed and seven others are missing in bushfires in NSW which have also destroyed at least 100 homes. (AAP Image/Shane Chalker)
75/78A bulldozer puts in a fire break to stop bushfires along Old Bar road in Old Bar, NSW, Saturday, November 9, 2019. Two people have been killed and seven others are missing in bushfires in NSW which have also destroyed at least 100 homes. (AAP Image/Shane Chalker)
Firefighters work to contain a bushfire along Old Bar road in Old Bar, NSW, Saturday, November 9, 2019. Two people have been killed and seven others are missing in bushfires in NSW which have also destroyed at least 100 homes. (AAP Image/Shane Chalker)
76/78Firefighters work to contain a bushfire along Old Bar road in Old Bar, NSW, Saturday, November 9, 2019. Two people have been killed and seven others are missing in bushfires in NSW which have also destroyed at least 100 homes. (AAP Image/Shane Chalker)
Firefighters extinguish a fire next to a house along Old Bar road in Old Bar, NSW, Saturday, November 9, 2019. Two people have been killed and seven others are missing in bushfires in NSW which have also destroyed at least 100 homes. (AAP Image/Shane Chalker)
77/78Firefighters extinguish a fire next to a house along Old Bar road in Old Bar, NSW, Saturday, November 9, 2019. Two people have been killed and seven others are missing in bushfires in NSW which have also destroyed at least 100 homes. (AAP Image/Shane Chalker)
Matt Hope was on a flight from Sydney to Brisbane on Friday 08 November 2019, and captured this image of the fires on the New South Wales Mid North Coast. Picture: Matt Hope
78/78Matt Hope was on a flight from Sydney to Brisbane on Friday 08 November 2019, and captured this image of the fires on the New South Wales Mid North Coast. Picture: Matt Hope
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