Infobox wildfire title Pulletopbushfire image Wagga Wagga, Pulleytop bushfire, February 6th, 2006.jpg location Pulletop, New South Wales date 6 February 2006 time timezone acres source landuse fatalities 0 injuries perps motive Pulletop, New South Wales Pulletopbushfire started on the 6 February 2006 in hot dry and windy weather conditions about 30 km southeast of Wagga Wagga, New South Wales . ref name PTfire cite news title RFS declares bushfire emergency work Australian Broadcasting Corporation publisher ABC News date 2006 02 06 url http www.abc.net.au news newsitems 200602 s1563433.htm accessdate 2009 02 10 ref The fire was thought to have been started by sparks from a tractor on a property at Pulletop which quickly got out of control. New South Wales Rural Fire Service declared a bushfire emergency and the Hume Highway was closed late in the afternoon with fears that the fire would threaten the towns of Humula, New South Wales Humula , Book Book, New South Wales Book Book , Livingstone, New South Wales Livingstone and Kyeamba, New South Wales Kyeamba after 10 km of farmland was burnt. ref name PTfire ref cite news title Blue Mountains Firefighters dispatched to Wagga work New South Wales Government publisher New South Wales Rural Fire Service date 2006 02 07 url http www.bluemountains.rfs.nsw.gov.au ... 2009 02 10 ref File MODIS Aqua PulletopBushfire 6 February 2006.jpg thumb left Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer MODIS Aqua satellite Aqua satellite image of the bushfire on 6 February 2006. Over 90 km of farmland burnt ref cite news title Bushfire prompts natural disaster declaration ... news title Mild weather helps battle against Pulletop blaze work Australian Broadcasting Corporation ... news newsitems 200602 s1564068.htm Bushfire closes Hume Highway. 07 02 2006. ABC News Online .... 08 02 2006. ABC News Online http www.rfs.nsw.gov.au dsp content.cfm?CAT ID 766 NSW RFS Pulletop fire ... Wagga Category 2006 wildfires de Pulletop Buschfeuer ... more details
Infobox Australian place type town name Pulletop state nsw image Pulletop Fire Brigade Shed.JPG caption Pulletop Fire Brigade Shed latd 35 latm 25 lats 0 longd 147 longm 23 longs 0 lga City of Wagga Wagga postcode 2650 pop est elevation maxtemp mintemp rainfall county Mitchell County, New South Wales Mitchell stategov Electoral district of Wagga Wagga Wagga Wagga fedgov dist1 5 location1 Burrandana, New South Wales Burrandana dist2 9 location2 Westby, New South Wales Westby Pulletop is a rural locality in the south eastern part of the Riverina it was previously called Pullitop . It is situated by road, about 5 kilometres east south east from Burrandana, New South Wales Burrandana ref http www.gnb.nsw.gov.au name search extract?id ujjtoeqbSX Geographical Names Board of NSW ref and 9 kilometres north from Westby, New South Wales Westby . See also Pulletopbushfire Notes and references references commons coord 35 25 0 S 147 23 0 E scale 100000 region AU NSW display title Riverina Category Towns in the Riverina Category Towns in New South Wales Riverina geo stub ... more details
The Chatsbury Bungonia Bushfire of 1965 was a series of devastating bushfire s that raged from 5th through 14 March 1965 1 and destroyed the Southern Highlands, New South Wales villages of Tallong, New South Wales Tallong and Wingello, New South Wales Wingello as well as most of the surrounding orchard s. Three people were killed. 28 homes were destroyed in Tallong, 31 in Wingello 2 . The fire was eventually stopped or burnt out near Nowra on the South Coast. References http www.rfs.nsw.gov.au dsp content.cfm?CAT ID 546 NSW Rural Fire Service A Brief History of Bushfire 1 From a presentation given by the NSW Fire Service on 25 March 2006 at a seminar in the Tallong Village Hall 2 Ibid Same source as immediately above. Bushfires in Australia coord missing New South Wales Category 1965 in Australia Category History of New South Wales Category Bushfires in Australia Category 1965 disasters Category 1965 fires Australia stub ... more details
About the organisation The Bushfire Cooperative Research Centre is an Australian based organisation which conducts research into the social, environmental and economic impacts of bushfires. After an initial grant through the Australian Government s CRC program ref Cooperative Research Centre CRC program ref in 2003 combined with substantial partner resources, the Bushfire CRC is now funded to 2013 to address key issues raised by recent major fires. The Bushfire CRC is made up of all the fire and land management agencies in Australia and New Zealand, CSIRO, the Bureau of Meteorology, the Attorney General s Department and several other fire related organisations. A small executive office is in East Melbourne. The organisation is a member of the Cooperative Research Centres Association CRCA ref http www.crca.asn.au directory Cooperative Research Centres Association CRCA ref The fire and land management and emergency services industries are currently building on the outcomes of the Bushfire CRC for the longer term with a broader new research program to include changes in climate, demographics, technology, policy and industry, as well as the lessons of the February 2009 bushfires in Victoria. Partnering with industry, the CRC has a strong focus on collaboration, education and knowledge transfer. ref http www.csiro.au partnerships BushfireCRC.html CSIRO Information page ref References reflist External links http www.bushfirecrc.com Bushfire CRC http www.afac.org.au Australasian Fire Authorities Council https www.crc.gov.au Information ShowInformation.aspx?Doc list CRCs&key bulletin board CRC Directory&Heading man Cooperative Research Centres Program Australian Government Category Non governmental organizations based in Australia Category Organizations established in 2003 de Buschfeuer Forschungszentrum australia org stub de Buschfeuer Forschungszentrum ... more details
The Linton bushfire was a wildfire that burned through private land and state forests near the township of Linton, Victoria , Australia on 2 December 1998. Firefighters from the Victoria Australia Victorian state government s Department of Natural Resources and Environment Victoria Department of Natural Resources and Environment and Country Fire Authority were deployed to put out the fire. At approximately 8.45pm, two firefighting appliances and their crews were entrapped and engulfed in fire following an unexpected wind change. The Linton bushfire covered a maximum land of 660 hectares of private and public land. Accident The crew of one of those appliances, five men from Geelong , that were all volunteers from the Geelong West CFA Station were killed. The inquest coronial inquest examining the fire and the deaths, were one of the longest running inquests in the history of the state. The Coroner held that the two fire authorities involved Department of Natural Resources and Environment Victoria Department of Natural Resources and Environment and Country Fire Authority , and the lack of CFA training to volunteers contributed to the deaths. It was this inquest, that led to changes in safety operating procedures in the SA Country Fire Service and Victorian Country Fire Authority , relating to the Dead Man Zone . Firefighters The five Geelong West volunteer firefighters that died in the Linton fire were Christopher Evans, Garry Vredeveldt, Stuart Davidson, Jason Thomas and Matthew Armstrong. A memorial for the firefighters was placed in West Park, Geelong West . Another one was put in Linton, Victoria . References reflist Report of the Investigation and Inquests into a Wildfire and the Deaths of Five Firefighters at Linton on 2 December 1998, State Coroner s Office, Victoria 11 January 2002 http www.cfa.vic.gov.au documents entrapment linton.pdf Reducing the Risk of Entrapment ... transcript Coroner s report criticises CFA for 1998 bushfire tragedy coord 37 40 45.07 S 143 33 ... more details
. ref http www.smh.com.au news National Rain reduces Victoria bushfire threat 2006 01 29 1138469595226.html ... CA256F310024B628 0 B1BBD3CCF40D0F80CA257130003FEF98 File Bushfire Recovery Taskforce 2006.pdf ref ... bushfire season References Reflist coord missing Victoria Australia DEFAULTSORT Mount Lubra Bushfire Category Bushfires in Victoria Australia Category 2006 fires disaster stub Australia stub ... more details
Infobox wildfire title 2005 06 Australian bushfire season image Major Victorian bushfires in the 2000s.PNG caption Major bushfires in Victoria in the 2000s, showing the Grampians fires in mustard location Australia date Winter 2005 Autumn 2006 time acres timezone source area Unknown landuse buildings destroyed 25 houses, 50 other structures fatalities 3 injuries Unknown Use dmy dates date August 2010 The 2005 06 Australian bushfire season was a moderately extensive bushfire season, particularly in western Victoria, Australia Victoria where they were most prominent in mid late January 2006 as conditions permitted across the state. On Australia Day , a Country Fire Authority CFA volunteer died in the Victorian fires. ref http abc.net.au nature bushfireBushfire Summer ABC TV Nature ref Timeline January 2006 Bushfires in Victoria, Australia Victoria were prominent in mid late January 2006 as conditions permitted across the state. On Australia Day , a Country Fire Authority CFA volunteer died in the Victorian fires. Arson ists were charged with lighting fires that spread through western Victoria in late January. Two people died in The Grampians when their car was overcome by the Mount Lubra bushfire . ref cite news url http www.thecourier.com.au news local news general bushfire deaths inquest begins 241077.aspx title Bushfire deaths inquest begins date 29 August 2007 publisher The Courier Ballarat The Courier accessdate 27 August 2010 ref References Reflist http abc.net.au nature bushfireBushfire Summer ABC TV Nature ABC TV case study of the 2005 2006 bushfire season Bushfires in Australia DEFAULTSORT 2005 06 Australian Bushfire Season Category Bushfires in Australia Category 2005 wildfires Australian bushfire season Category 2006 wildfires Australian bushfire season ... more details
Refimprove date August 2010 Infobox wildfire title 2007 08 Australian bushfire season image caption location Australia cost date 2007 2008 source area 32,368 ha fatalities injuries buildings Use dmy dates date August 2010 The 2007 08 Australian bushfire season was the season for bushfire s in Australia over the summer of 2007 2008. Fire occurrence was below average for the season as some regions experienced increased rainfall and reduced fuel as a result of extensive fires during the previous 2006 07 Australian bushfire season 2006 07 season , particularly in Victoria, Australia Victoria where the fires in the 2006 07 season burnt over 1.1 million hectares of land. Fires in Victoria during the 2007 08 season burnt less than a fifth of the land area usually burnt during an average bushfire season. An analysis of bushfires in Victoria on public land by the Department of Sustainability and Environment revealed that the 2007 08 fires burnt 32,368 hectares, or 18.7 of the long term average of 173,152 hectares. ref name Age08Jul2008 cite news url http www.theage.com.au environment less land ruined by bushfires 20080707 34ey.html publisher The Age title Less land ruined by bushfires first Darren last Gray date 8 July 2008 accessdate 27 August 2010 ref It was also estimated that 26 of these fires were caused by lightning strikes and 25 by arson . ref name Age08Jul2008 Predictions In the 3 months leading up to the summer 2007 08, many states and regions experienced far below average rainfalls and when several fires spread through October 2007, which led to predictions of an above average bushfire season, late rainfalls quelled bushfire occurrence later in the season. References Reflist Bushfires in Australia DEFAULTSORT 2007 08 Australian Bushfire Season Category 2007 wildfires Australian bushfire season Category 2008 wildfires Australian bushfire season Category Bushfires in Australia ... more details
Infobox wildfire title 1996 97 Australian bushfire season image caption location Australia cost date October 1996 January 1997 source area fatalities 3 injuries 40 buildings 44 Use dmy dates date August 2010 The 1996 97 Australian bushfire season was the season for bushfire s in Australia over the summer of 1996 1997. The most prominent fires during the season were in the Dandenong Ranges and the Mornington Peninsula in the state of Victoria Australia Victoria . Timeline October 1996 In October 1996, 1 house was destroyed in a bushfire near Ravensbourne in southeast Queensland. January 1997 From 19 21 January 1997, fires burnt over 400 hectares through much of the Dandenong Ranges and the Mornington Peninsula , precipitated by over forty degree Celsius dry heat and strong northerly winds. Three people were killed and forty injured. Forty three houses were destroyed and another 45 damaged. ref name EMA.gov.au http www.ema.gov.au www ema schools.nsf Page Learn AboutBushfires InMyBackyard InMyBackyard EMA.gov.au ref Fires began at all locations except the Dandenongs on the 19th, the Dandenongs fires began on the morning of the 21st in the foothills of the western face of the ranges. It was suspected that the fires in the Dandenongs were deliberately lit. The areas most affected by these fires included ref name EMA.gov.au Creswick, Victoria Creswick Dandenong Ranges three deaths Ferny Creek, Victoria Ferny Creek Kalorama, Victoria Kalorama Mount Dandenong Upwey, Victoria Upwey Dutson Downs, Victoria Dutson Downs Gippsland Heathcote, Victoria Heathcote Mornington Peninsula Arthurs Seat, Victoria Arthurs Seat Mount Eliza, Victoria Mount Eliza Mount Martha, Victoria Mount Martha ... & community response Bushfires in Australia DEFAULTSORT 1996 97 Australian Bushfire Season ... Bushfire Season, 1996 97 Category 1997 fires Australian Bushfire Season, 1996 97 Category 1996 natural disasters Australian Bushfire Season, 1996 97 Category 1997 natural disasters Australian Bushfire ... more details
Infobox wildfire title 2009 10 Australian bushfire season image Aftermath of the Gregadoo bushfire.jpg caption A field burnt during the Gregadoo bushfire, in southern New South Wales, December 2009 location ... bushfire season was the bushfire season which occurred predominantly from June 2009 to May 2010. Increased ... bushfire season 2008 09 . Long range weather observations predict very hot, dry and windy weather conditions during the Summer months, leading to a high risk of bushfire occurrence. In late September ... Australia and high bushfire risk weather, precipitated a series of bushfires in those states, particularly ... occurrence of hot temperature and high wind combinations that precipitate extreme bushfire conditions ... awareness of the future bushfire season in general is a positive thing. A list of 52 ... cite news url http www.abc.net.au news stories 2009 08 18 2659099.htm title Bushfire hit list 52 towns ... title Bushfire threatens shopping centre date 14 October 2009 accessdate 27 August 2010 publisher Gold Coast News.com.au ref A large bushfire burnt during mid October in the Mount Archer Range ... areas in the Clarence Valley. Nearby towns are currently advised to remain aware of bushfire activity .... December NSW File Aftermath of the Gregadoo bushfire 01.jpg thumb 250px right A field burnt during the Gregadoo bushfire On 8 December, 90 fires were burning across New South Wales with 1,600 ... a bushfire flared up in the central west New South Wales town of Vittoria, near Bathurst, New South ... Tooma near Tumbarumba, New South Wales Tumbarumba , a bushfire had burnt convert 11,500 ha acre 1 destroying ..., New South Wales Michelago , convert 54 km mi south of Canberra, a bushfire burnt convert 9000 ... 18 December 2009 ref A powerline is believed to have caused a bushfire in Gregadoo, New South Wales ... 2009 ref VIC On 17 December, a bushfire burnt over 6,700 hectares in far east Gippsland , near ... Smoke from the Port Lincoln bushfire on 23 December 2009 On 23 December, a bushfire burnt land around ... more details
Use Australian English date March 2012 Infobox wildfire title 1943 44 Australian bushfire season image caption location Australia cost date December 1943 February 1944 source area burnt fatalities 51 injuries 700 buildings 650 Use dmy dates date August 2010 The 1943 44 Australian bushfire season was marked by a series of major bushfire s following severe drought conditions in the state of Victoria Australia Victoria in Australia . The summer of 1943 44 was the driest summer ever recorded in Melbourne with just 46 mm falling, a third of the average for the period. ref name Kingston cite web title The Beaumaris Bushfires of 1944 work kingston historical website publisher City Of Kingston url http localhistory.kingston.vic.gov.au htm article 319.htm accessdate 2009 06 15 archiveurl http web.archive.org web 20090615082605 http localhistory.kingston.vic.gov.au htm article 319.htm archivedate 15 June 2009 DASHBot deadurl no ref Between 22 December 1943 and 15 February 1944, 51 people were killed, 700 injured, and 650 buildings were destroyed across the state. ref name EMA cite web title Western, Central and Southern Victoria Bushfires work EMA Disasters Database publisher Emergency Management Australia url http www.ema.gov.au ema emadisasters.nsf 6a1bf6b4b60f6f05ca256d1200179a5b 0b786be0a48e7fe5ca256d3300057c3b?OpenDocument accessdate 2009 06 15 ref Many personnel who would have been normally available for fire fighting duties had been posted overseas and to remote areas of Australia during World War II . ref name Kingston Timeline December January The first major fire was a grassfire at Wangaratta, Victoria Wangarrata on 22 December which burnt hundreds of hectares and resulted in 10 deaths. ref name EMA On 14 January and the following day, fires broke out across the state ... Bushfire Season Category Bushfires in Victoria Australia Category 1943 fires Australian Bushfire Season, 1943 44 Category 1944 fires Australian Bushfire Season, 1943 44 ... more details
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Infobox wildfire title 1925 26 Victorian bushfire season image caption location Victoria Australia Victoria , Australia cost date January March 1926 source area burnt fatalities 60 injuries 700 damage 1000 structures destroyed Use dmy dates date August 2010 During the 1925 26 Victorian bushfire season a series of major bushfire s occurred between 26 January and 10 March 1926 in the state of Victoria Australia Victoria in Australia . ref name as ref name EMA A total of 60 people were killed, 700 injured, and 1000 buildings were destroyed across the south east of the state. ref name EMA cite web title SE Victoria incl Gippsland & Dandenongs Bushfires work EMA Disasters Database publisher Emegency Management Australia url http www.ema.gov.au ema emadisasters.nsf 6a1bf6b4b60f6f05ca256d1200179a5b a39f994591abb864ca256d3300057c2e?OpenDocument&Highlight 0,bushfires accessdate 2009 06 16 dead link date February 2011 ref On Sunday 14 February, later referred to as Black Sunday , bushfires swept across Gippsland , the Yarra Valley , the Dandenong Ranges and the Kinglake, Victoria Kinglake area. ref name as cite web title Black Sunday publisher Australian Screen url http australianscreen.com.au titles black sunday clip1 accessdate 2009 06 16 archiveurl http www.webcitation.org 5hZj1z1Sp archivedate 2009 06 16 deadurl no ref The fires had originated in forest areas on 26 January, but wind gusts of up to 97 km per hour led to the joining of the fire fronts on 14 February. ref name as In the Warburton, Victoria Warburton area alone, 31 deaths were recorded including 14 at Wooley s Mill in Gilderoy, Victoria Gilderoy , 6 at Big Pats Creek, Victoria Big Pats Creek and 2 at Powelltown, Victoria Powelltown . ref name EMA Other affected settlements included Noojee, Victoria Noojee , Erica, Victoria Erica and Kinglake, Victoria Kinglake , where St Mary s Church and Thompson s Hotel were ... 1925 26 Victorian Bushfire Season Category Bushfires in Victoria Australia Category 1926 fires ... more details
Infobox wildfire title 2002 03 Australian bushfire season image Bushfires Australia Jan 22 2003.jpg caption Satellite image of South eastern Australia showing the Eastern Victorian alpine fires on 22 January 2003 location Australia date Winter 2002 Spring 2003 time timezone source Various, predominantly lightning area 21,241,000 ha landuse buildings destroyed 41 houses fatalities 7 injuries Unknown Use dmy dates date August 2010 The 2002 03 Australian bushfire season was a particularly extensive bushfire season in Australia . It ran predominantly from December 2002 to March 2003 and involved over 3,000 separate fires in Victoria Australia Victoria alone. The 2003 Canberra bushfires were also particularly severe. The developing drought in Australia and well below average rainfall through winter and spring of 2002 established conditions conducive to above average bushfire potential. During the 2002 03 season, there were 5,999 bushfires attended by the relevant agency Australia wide and 7 fatalities. Perhaps the most well known fire of the season was the 2003 Eastern Victorian alpine bushfires Eastern Victorian alpine bushfires that burnt in north eastern Victoria Australia Victoria , the Australian Alps Victorian Alps and Gippsland, Victoria Gippsland . This fire was ignited in several locations by multiple lightning strikes and burnt 1.12 million hectares of land over the course of 2 months. Over 15,000 personnel were directly engaged with this fire complex. ref name dpc cite web ... or thousands of individual fires burn in any given bushfire season, areas of large fires that join ... bushfires 8 January 7 March ref name DSE cite web title Bushfire history Major bushfires in Victoria ..., Victoria Anglers Rest , East Gippsland , one of the worst hit areas Image Bushfire damage.jpg right ... section Bushfires in Australia DEFAULTSORT 2002 03 Australian Bushfire Season Category 2002 wildfires Australian bushfire season Category 2003 wildfires Australian bushfire season Category Bushfires ... more details
Infobox wildfire title 2010 11 Australian bushfire season image caption location Australia cost date Winter June 2010 Autumn May 2011 source area burnt fatalities injuries damage Use dmy dates date August 2010 The 2010 11 Australian bushfire season was notable for a relative lack of bushfires along Eastern Australia due to a very strong La Ni a effect, which instead contributed to severe flood ing, in particular the 2010 2011 Queensland floods and the 2011 Victorian floods . As a result of these weather patterns, most major fire events took place in Western Australia and South Australia . Some later significant fire activity occurred in Gippsland in eastern Victoria Australia Victoria , an area which largely missed the rainfall that lead to the flooding in other parts of the state. September ... the Walpole Inlet making access difficult for fire crews. FESA issued bushfire advice to residents of the surrounding areas. ref cite news url http www.perthnow.com.au news western australia bushfire warning at walpole as fire rages through coastal scrub story e6frg13u 1225928998002 title Bushfire ... by over one hundred firefighters. ref cite news title Bushfire alert downgraded url http www.perthnow.com.au news breaking news bushfire alert downgraded story e6frg12u 1225964252359 accessdate ... wa news homes and lives under threat as lake clifton bushfire rages 20110110 19ku3.html title Homes lost and lives under threat as Lake Clifton bushfire rages first Katherine last Fenech work WA Today ... http www.abc.net.au news stories 2011 01 20 3117704.htm title Homes damaged in Perth Bushfire date ... bushfire rages out of control in perth suburbs 20110206 1ai22.html title Bushfire rages out of control ... lost perth bushfire 20110206 1ai7o.html title At least eight homes lost Perth bushfire date 6 February ... latest fesa bushfire alert story e6frg13u 1226001070140 accessdate 7 February 2011 newspaper PerthNow ... Bushfire Season Category Bushfires in Australia Category 2010 wildfires Category 2011 wildfires ... more details
Red Cross Victorian Bushfire Fund, ref cite news title Queen to make donation for Australia ... last Tortaro first Paola title Queen s shock over bushfire deaths newspaper The Sydney Morning Herald date 9 February 2009 url http www.smh.com.au news world queens shock over bushfire deaths 2009 02 ... news last Silvester first John title Nixon stands down to head up bushfire taskforce publisher The Age date 10 February 2009 url http www.theage.com.au national nixon stands down to head up bushfire ... Fire Authority CFA ref name reuters 4000 cite news last Perry first Michael title Australia bushfire ... 2009 ref but also from firefighting personnel from New Zealand , ref cite news title Bushfire death ... See also 2009 Victorian bushfire donations Humanitarian responses to the fires came quickly from ... publisher Department of Human Services url http www.dhs.vic.gov.au emergency current events bushfire ... Government 10 m bushfire assistance package work ABC Rural publisher Australian Broadcasting ... accessdate 9 February 2009 ref The bushfire appeal raised more than 372 million in total. ref cite web ... http 1.redcross.org.au ?fuseaction newsroom.latestnews&sub 560 Victorian Bushfire Appeal closure Letter ... Victorian Bushfire Updates , Salvation Army ref Major banks National Australia Bank , Australia and New ... pledges help for Victorian bushfire victims publisher Sydney Morning Herald date 9 February 2009 url http smallbusiness.smh.com.au managing management business pledges help for victorian bushfire ... to those affected and offered free local and mobile calls on selected public phone boxes in bushfire ... Cross Bushfire Appeal, along with donations from employees to be matched from the BP Foundation. BP ..., all contributions to the Red Cross Bushfire Appeal made by Caltex employees. ref cite news title .... ref name woolworths bank pledge cite news title Woolworths donate money for bushfire victims publisher ... cite news last Brown first Alex title Cricket Australia raises money for bushfire victims publisher ... more details
Infobox wildfire title 2006 07 Australian bushfire season image Australia fires cp 2144890.jpg caption Satellite image of smoke from fires in the Victorian Alps and Gippsland , 8 December 2006 location Australia date Winter 2006 autumn 2007 southern hemisphere months would be better ... see MOSNUM time acres timezone source Various area 1,048,000 ha landuse buildings 51 fatalities 1 injuries 1,400 Use dmy dates date August 2010 The 2006 07 Australian bushfire season was one of the most extensive bushfire seasons in Australia s history. Victoria Australia Victoria experienced the longest continuously burning bushfire complex in Australia s history, with fires in the Victorian Alps and Gippsland burning over 1 million hectares of land over the course of 69 days. See Bushfires in Australia for an explanation of regional seasons. The 2006 07 season included the Victorian Alpine Fire Complex which ... 2006, bushfire s began burning in various places in the Southern Highlands, New South Wales Southern ... title Arson suspected in Hobart bushfire publisher Australian Broadcasting Corporation date 2006 ... swathed in smoke during the 2006 2007 bushfire season. On 1 December 2006, over 70 fires were ... 2,00.html title Police hunt teens over bushfire publisher AAP date 2006 12 15 accessdate 2006 ... evacuated from Whiteman Park near Perth, Western Australia Perth after a bushfire burnt through about .... ref cite news title Authorities suspect Adelaide Hills bushfire deliberately lit url http abc.net.au ... 01 05 accessdate 2007 01 13 ref On the 16th a bushfire burning out of control near the town of Benalla ... and a train that had stopped there came perilously close to being consumed by the bushfire. Later ... http abc.net.au nature bushfireBushfire Summer ABC TV Nature ABC TV case study of the 2005 2006 bushfire ... DEFAULTSORT 2006 07 Australian Bushfire Season Category 2006 wildfires Australian bushfire season Category 2007 wildfires Australian bushfire season Category 2006 in Australia Bushfire season Category ... more details
Use Australian English date March 2012 Use dmy dates date December 2010 The 1943 44 Victorian bushfire season was marked by a series of major bushfire s following severe drought conditions in the state of Victoria Australia Victoria in Australia . The summer of 1943 44 was the driest summer ever recorded in Melbourne with just 46 mm falling, a third of the average for the period. ref name Kingston cite web title The Beaumaris Bushfires of 1944 work kingston historical website publisher City Of Kingston url http localhistory.kingston.vic.gov.au htm article 319.htm accessdate 15 June 2009 archiveurl http web.archive.org web 20090615082605 http localhistory.kingston.vic.gov.au htm article 319.htm archivedate 15 June 2009 DASHBot deadurl no ref Between 22 December and 15 February, 51 people were killed, 700 injured, and 650 buildings were destroyed across the state. ref name EMA cite web title Western, Central and Southern Victoria Bushfires work EMA Disasters Database publisher Emegency Management Australia url http www.ema.gov.au ema emadisasters.nsf 6a1bf6b4b60f6f05ca256d1200179a5b 0b786be0a48e7fe5ca256d3300057c3b?OpenDocument accessdate 15 June 2009 ref Many personnel who would have been normally available for fire fighting duties had been posted overseas and to remote areas of Australia during World War II . ref name Kingston The first major fire was a grassfire at Wangaratta, Victoria Wangarrata on 22 December which burnt hundreds of hectares and resulted in 10 deaths. ref name EMA On 14 January and the following day, fires broke out across the state. ref name Kingston To the west of Melbourne, a series of bushfires broke out between South Australian border and the outskirts of Geelong including areas near the towns of Hamilton, Victoria Hamilton , Skipton, Victoria Skipton , Dunkeld, Victoria Dunkeld , Birregurra, Victoria Birregurra and Goroke, Victoria Goroke ... Bushfire Season, 1943 44 Category 1944 fires Victorian Bushfire Season, 1943 44 ... more details
Infobox wildfire title 2008 09 Australian bushfire season image 2009 Yarra Flats bushfire.JPG caption Smoke form a bushfire in the Yarra Flats, between Heidelberg, Victoria Heidelberg and Bulleen, Victoria Bulleen , that burnt 5 hectares on 12 February location Australia date Winter 2008 Autumn 2009 ... dates date August 2010 The 2008 09 Australian bushfire season was the Australian bushfire season ... Australia heat wave heat waves . On 7 February, extreme bushfire conditions precipitated major ... Bushfire death toll rises to 208 work Australian Broadcasting Corporation publisher ABC News date 2009 ... records. Various days of high wind speed, combined with the hot dry conditions, created extreme bushfire ... rainfall. ref name Bushfire CRC http www.bushfirecrc.com publications downloads BCRC Firenote Seasonal outlook2008.pdf Bushfire CRC ref Central Australia had experienced below average rainfall for several years, reducing fuel and thus reducing the overall fire potential. ref name Bushfire CRC Timeline ... A bushfire near Port Lincoln in South Australia destroyed two houses and several other buildings on 13 ... 2009 a lightning strike from a thunderstorm in the area started a bushfire approximately ten kilometres ... a Section 44 for the bushfire at 3am Time in Australia AEDT 3 February 2009. The fire burnt on private ... 2009 02 15 ref 23 February bushfires File Bushfire smoke over Melbourne Feb 23 09.JPG thumb 250px right ... March, in anticipation and to create awareness of the extreme bushfire weather conditions predicted ... area, threatening homes and closing roads. ref Cite news last Dixon first Meredith title Bushfire ... news local news general bushfire threatens yallingup residents 1462803.aspx ... , Australia wide bushfire monitoring system. CFA Incident Summary Bushfires in Victoria missing link ... 2008 09 Australian Bushfire Season Category Bushfires in Australia Category 2008 wildfires Australian Bushfire Season, 2008 09 Category 2009 wildfires Australian Bushfire Season, 2008 09 pt Temporada ... more details
Use dmy dates date January 2012 Use Australian English date January 2012 File Westby Rail Station Closed.JPG thumb right 300px The disused Westby Rail Station in March, 2009 The Westby railway line was a railway line in New South Wales , Australia . ref name nsw cite web last Bozier first Rolfe coauthors et al. work NSWrail.net title Westby Line url http www.nswrail.net lines show.php?name NSW westby accessdate 2007 09 18 ref The line opened on 5 August 1925 as a branch off the Main Southern railway line, New South Wales Main South line at The Rock, New South Wales The Rock to the small community of Westby, New South Wales Westby , a distance of approximately 40 km. ref name rock A Short History of The Rock to Westby Branch Line Willson, Ross Australian Railway History Australian Railway Historical Society Bulletin , July, 1980 pp152 159 ref Construction Agitation for the construction of the railway goes back to 1911 when the Pulletop Railway League advocated a line from The Rock to Pulletop, New South Wales Pulletop . Subsequently the League, when waiting upon the Minister for Lands, sought the line to run as far as Jingellic, New South Wales Jingellic . Finally, in 1919, The Rock to Pulletop Railway Act was passed. However, construction did not commence until February, 1923. Whilst the Act had sanctioned the construction only as far as Pulletop, it was continued for a further 5 kilometers to a terminus at Westby. ref name rock Operations Mixed trains were limited to 500 tons and subject to a maximum equivalent length of 45 4 wheeled wagons and goods trains to 900 tons and an equivalent length of 70. The Down Mixed train, which, in 1949, ran Wednesdays only, connected with the Down Albury Mail and the Up Riverina Express, whilst the Up Mixed connected with the Up Albury Mail and the Down Riverina Express. Services came to an abrupt halt in January, 1952, when a bushfire destroyed nearly 4,000 sleepers and a timber waterway. The last train to Westby ran on 16 J ... more details
Infobox Australian Place type town name Westby state nsw image Westby Rail Station Closed.JPG caption The disused Westby railway station in March 2009 latd 35 latm 29 lats 21 longd 147 longm 25 longs 02 pushpin label position right lga City of Wagga Wagga postcode 2650 pop est elevation maxtemp mintemp rainfall county Mitchell County, New South Wales Mitchell stategov Electoral district of Wagga Wagga Wagga Wagga fedgov dist1 9 location1 Pulletop, New South Wales Pulletop dist2 18 location2 Little Billabong, New South Wales Little Billabong Westby is a rural community in the central east part of the Riverina . It is situated by road, about 9 kilometres south east from Pulletop, New South Wales Pulletop and 18 kilometres north from Little Billabong, New South Wales Little Billabong . Westby used to be the site of a railway station ref http www.gnb.nsw.gov.au name search extract?id SXckvqUlIt Geographical Names Board of NSW ref but the line has been closed since the mid 1950s. See also Westby railway line coord 35 29 21 S 147 25 02 E scale 100000 region AU NSW display title commons Riverina References references Category Towns in the Riverina Category Towns in New South Wales Riverina geo stub ... more details
Infobox Australian Place type town name Burrandana state nsw image Burrandana Hall.JPG caption Burrandana Community Hall latd 35 latm 24 lats longd 147 longm 20 longs pushpin label position right lga City of Wagga Wagga postcode 2650 pop est elevation maxtemp mintemp rainfall county Mitchell County, New South Wales Mitchell stategov Electoral district of Wagga Wagga Wagga Wagga fedgov dist1 495 location1 Sydney, New South Wales Sydney dist2 42 location2 Wagga Wagga, New South Wales Wagga Wagga dist3 12 location3 Mangoplah, New South Wales Mangoplah dist4 5 location4 Pulletop, New South Wales Pulletop ref http www.travelmate.com.au MapMaker MapMaker.asp Travelmate ref Burrandana is a rural locality in the south eastern part of the Riverina . It is situated by road, about 5 kilometres east south east from Pulletop, New South Wales Pulletop ref http www.gnb.nsw.gov.au name search extract?id ujjtoeqbSX Geographical Names Board of NSW ref and 9 kilometres north from Mangoplah, New South Wales Mangoplah . ref http www.gnb.nsw.gov.au name search extract?id KWjLBKsEuj Geographical Names Board of NSW ref Notes and references references External links commons category inline coord 35 24 0 S 147 20 0 E scale 100000 region AU NSW display title Wagga Wagga City Riverina Category Towns in the Riverina Category Towns in New South Wales Riverina geo stub ... more details
Jail Break Inn Fire 2006 Jail Break Inn bushfirePulletopbushfire 2006 Pulletopbushfire Legal ... bushfire as a teenager on the New South Wales South Coast in 1959. ref cite journal title An Hour With Commissioner ... Bushfire Bulletin volume 29 number 1 date April 2007 publisher New South Wales Rural Fire Service ... the emergency control initial recovery effort. ref name bushfire cite web url http www.bushfirecrc.com research leaders philkoperberg.html title Research Commissioner Phil Koperberg publisher Bushfire ... days, but was ignored. ref cite news url http www.newsweekly.com.au article.php?id 2814 title Bushfire ... comment on hazard reduction and educating the community on bushfire safety on 9 June 2003. ref ... more details
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