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Catastrophic Tuesday for RFS
70 ImagesRFS continues to fight blazes across state the day after "catastrophic" Tuesday with 'more than 300 homes' destroyed.
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Spot fires threaten to overwhelm RFS volunteer firefighters at the Hillville fire on NSW Mid north coast. Constant swirling winds and dry fuel has allowed the fire to spot often threatening and destroying homes.Credit:Nick Moir
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Spot fires threaten to overwhelm RFS volunteer firefighters at the Hillville fire on NSW Mid north coast. Constant swirling winds and dry fuel has allowed the fire to spot often threatening and destroying homes.Credit:Nick Moir
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The Hillville Fire continues to threaten and destroy homes whichever way the wind blows. Credit:Nick Moir
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Spot fires threaten to overwhelm RFS volunteer firefighters at the Hillville fire on NSW Mid north coast. Constant swirling winds and dry fuel has allowed the fire to spot often threatening and destroying homes.Credit:Nick Moir
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The Hillville Fire continues to threaten and destroy homes whichever way the wind blows.Credit:Nick Moir
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Homes and property destroyed in Hillville. The bushfire, one of dozens in the region has destroyed many homes over the last 5 days on the mid north coast. Credit:Nick Moir
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Homes and property destroyed in Hillville. The bushfire, one of dozens in the region has destroyed many homes over the last 5 days on the mid north coast. Credit:Nick Moir
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Homes and property destroyed in Hillville. Credit:Nick Moir
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Homes and property destroyed in Hillville. The bushfire , one of dozens in the region has destroyed many homes over the last 5 days on the mid north coast. Wednesday 13th November.Credit:Nick Moir
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Toorumbee local James Evill decided to stay and defend his property from the Carrai East bushfire.Credit:Wolter Peeters
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Destruction within the Carrai East fire ground at Willawarrin.Credit:Wolter Peeters
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Destruction within the Carrai East fire ground at Willawarrin.Credit:Wolter Peeters
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Destruction within the Carrai East fire ground at Willawarrin.Credit:Wolter Peeters
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Destruction within the Carrai East fire ground at Willawarrin.Credit:Wolter Peeters
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Destruction within the Carrai East fire ground at Toorumbee.Credit:Wolter Peeters
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A sign thanking the fire fighters at Yarravel. Credit:Wolter Peeters
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A sign in Willawarrin.Credit:Wolter Peeters
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A building burns on Greys Rd Failford on the NSW Mid North Coast.Credit:Nick Moir
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Destruction along Ellems Quarry Rd in the Liberation Trail fire ground outside Nana Glen on the states mid north coast. Credit:Wolter Peeters
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Brigades defending properties in Hillsville days after the destructive fire started. Credit:Nick Moir
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Homes destroyed along Ellems Quarry Road.Credit:Wolter Peeters
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Destruction along Ellems Quarry Rd in the Liberation Trail fire ground outside Nana Glen.Credit:Wolter Peeters
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Homes destroyed along Ellems Quarry Road.Credit:Wolter Peeters
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Front gate of Russell Crowe's property in Nana Glen. The Liberation Trail fire burnt part of the property.Credit:Wolter Peeters
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Destruction along Ellems Quarry Rd in the Liberation Trail fire ground.Credit:Wolter Peeters
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Surreal images at in Failford - a small rowboat burns after a fire swept the community, Hillsville Fire. Credit:Nick Moir
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NSW RFS crews take a break after fighting the Liberation Trail fire outside Nana Glen on Tuesday night.Credit:Wolter Peeters
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The glow from the Liberation Trail fire outside Nana Glen on Tuesday night.Credit:Wolter Peeters
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Buildings and property lost as bushfires race through Failford on the NSW Mid North Coast.Credit:Nick Moir
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Buildings and property lost as bushfires race through Failford on the NSW Mid North Coast.Credit:Nick Moir
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Buildings and property lost as bushfires race through Failford on the NSW Mid North Coast.Credit:Nick Moir
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Hillville fire reflects on water during NSW bushfire emergency.Credit:Dean Sewell
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Bushfire burning along the western side of Wine Country Drive at North Rothbury. Credit:Marina Neil
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A kangaroo licks burnt limbs after escaping from the Liberation Trail Emergency Warning level fire, seen behind, outside Nana Glen impacts properties.Credit:Wolter Peeters
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Hillville fire reflects on water during NSW bushfire emergency.Credit:Dean Sewell
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A kangaroo stops on the road after escaping from the Liberation Trail fire outside Nana Glen impacts properties.Credit:Wolter Peeters
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Fire retardant used on properties on Barwon Avenue during a fire in South Turramurra.Credit:Alex Ellinghausen
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Fire retardant used on properties on Barwon Avenue during a fire in South Turramurra.Credit:Alex Ellinghausen
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Firefighters responding to a fire off Field of Mars Avenue in South Turramurra.Credit:Louise Kennerley
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Firefighters responding to a fire off Field of Mars Avenue in South Turramurra. Credit:Alex Ellinghausen
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Fire crews tackle flare ups on the Hillville Fire Credit:Dean Sewell
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Fire crews tackle flare ups on the Hillville Fire Credit:Dean Sewell
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Fire crews tackle flare ups on the Hillville Fire Credit:Dean Sewell
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Fire crews tackle flare ups on the Hillville Fire Credit:Dean Sewell
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The Rural Fire Service has issued an emergency warning for the bushfire at Hillville, north of Nabiac.Credit:Dean Sewell
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Bushfire burning along the western side of Wine Country Drive at North Rothbury.Credit:Marina Neil
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Scene from the Great bushfire in Hunter Valley.Credit:Simone de Peak
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The fire at Hillville. There were more than 70 fires burning across NSW on Tuesday afternoon.Credit:Dean Sewell
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Scene from the bushfire at Greta, Hunter Valley. Credit:SIMONE DE PEAK
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Fire at Hillville, on the Mid North coast.Credit:Dean Sewell
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Scene from the bushfire at Greta, Hunter Valley. Credit:Simone de Peak
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Water dumping after a flare up of the Hillville Fire. There are 60 aircraft supporting firefighters across the state.Credit:Dean Sewell
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The Liberation Trail fire outside Nana Glen impacts properties. This fire is at Emergency Warning level. Credit:Wolter Peeters
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The Liberation Trail fire outside Nana Glen impacts properties. This fire is at Emergency Warning level. Credit:Wolter Peeters
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The fire at Fourth Avenue, Llandilo, near Penrith, appeared to be out by 4pm on Tuesday. However firefighters and police remained at the scene.Credit:Louise Kennerley
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Firefighers have controlled the fire at Fourth Avenue, Llandilo.Credit:Louise Kennerley
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Owen Whalan, 85, who met Prime Minister Scott Morrison on Sunday, was back at home with his border collies when he was evacuated for the second time after fire burnt up his back paddock minutes after this image was taken near Taree.Credit:Darren Pateman/AAP
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Jamie Fato prepares to stop an out of control fire entering Owen Whalan's property at Koorainghat, near Taree.Credit:Darren Pateman/AAP
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An eerie layer of smog covers Kempsey at dawn on Tuesday, as much of eastern NSW faces extreme or catastrophic fire conditions. Credit:Nick Moir
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NSW Premier Gladys Berejiklian and NSW Minister for Police and Emergency Services David Elliott are briefed by NSW Rural Fire Service Commissioner Shane Fitzsimmons in the RFS control room on Tuesday.Credit:Joel Carrett/AAP
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Nana Glen RFS firefighter Aaron Wilson checks weather conditions on a Kestrel Weather measuring equipment. It can measure temperature, humidity, dew point, wind speed and direction. Credit:Wolter Peeters
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Firefighter Aaron Wilson checks weather conditions on his Kestrel Weather measuring equipment.Credit:Wolter Peeters
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Sydney Harbour is blanketed in a layer of haze from the bushfires burning across NSW. Credit:Janie Barrett
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An eerie layer of smog covers Kempsey at dawn as much of eastern NSW faces extreme or catastrophic fire conditions. Credit:Nick Moir
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The sun rises behind the Sydney Opera House and the Sydney Harbour Bridge on Tuesday morning.Credit:Steven Saphore/AAP
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Anthony Thornhill lost his property to the fires but saved his horses by evacuating with them overnight to the top paddock at his Utopia Park property in Koorainghat near Taree.Credit:Darren Pateman/AAP
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Dale Palmer, 71, prepares for bushfires at his property, which is nestled into the Khappinghat Nature Reserve south of Taree.Credit:Darren Pateman/AAP
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Meanwhile in Sydney, children take relief from the heat with a dip in the fountains at Darling Harbour.Credit:James Alcock
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Beach-goers find relief in the cool waters at Bondi on Tuesday.Credit:James Alcock
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A magpie attempts to get a few drops of water at a tap in Vaucluse, Sydney. Credit:James Alcock
