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Bushfires blaze across Northern NSW
Conditions are expected to worsen with over 60 fires burning with at least half that number deemed out of control. Over 800 weary fire fighters and locals continue to battle the flames.
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Dungay cattle farmers Lisa Lincoln with Alice Lincoln and grandmother Sue Clarke, pack their vehicle ahead of worsening bushfire conditions.Credit:Wolter Peeters
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A burnt out vehicle on the fireground in Taylors Arm near Macksville in northern NSW.Credit:Wolter Peeters
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Burnt out vehicles on the fireground in Taylors Arm near Macksville in northern NSW.Credit:Wolter Peeters
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A burnt out motorcycle on the fireground in Taylors Arm near Macksville in northern NSW.Credit:Wolter Peeters
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The Coulter family have evacuated themselves to the Macksville Showground in preparation for worsening bushfire conditions.Credit:Wolter Peeters
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An elderly lady using a respirator stands out on the street as RFS fire fighters protect her property in Rainbow Flat. The threatening fire was part of the Hillsville Rd fire. Credit:Dean Sewell
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Bushfire affected areas around Wallabi Point near Taree. Credit:Wolter Peeters
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Property owner Brad Edge, Ben Donnelly and Group Captain Anthony Roberts from the RFS discuss the current fire map ahead of worsening weather conditions. They have been establishing fire breaks with tractors and dozers at Brads property in Congarinni near Macksville in northern NSW.Credit:Wolter Peeters
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Congarinni property owners Owen and Helen Rushton have been watching the bushfire as it approaches their property near Macksville in northern NSW.Credit:Wolter Peeters
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Wytaliba resident Storm Sparks holds her son Zeke Bacon as she waits to get back to her house at a roadblock near Glen Innes.Credit:AAP
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Taree South resident Carl Silver with Firefighter Adam Brown from FRNSW as an out of control bushfire impacts properties along Glenthorne Road. Credit:Wolter Peeters
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Taree South resident Carl Silver prepares for an out of control bushfire to impact his property along Glenthorne Road.Credit:Wolter Peeters
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Firefighter Adam Brown from FRNSW protects properties along Glenthorne Rd in South Taree from an out of control bushfire.Credit:Wolter Peeters
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An out of control bushfire impacts properties along Glenthorne Rd, South Taree. Credit:Wolter Peeters
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An out of control bushfire impacts properties along Glenthorne Rd, South Taree.Credit:Wolter Peeters
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An out of control bushfire impacts properties along Glenthorne Rd, South Taree.Credit:Wolter Peeters
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An out of control bushfire impacts properties along Glenthorne Rd, South Taree. Credit:Wolter Peeters
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Firefighter Adam Brown from FRNSW protects properties along Glenthorne Rd in South Taree from an out of control bushfire.Credit:Wolter Peeters
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Prime Minister Scott Morrison comforts 85 year old Owen Whalan of Half Chain road in Koorainghat who has been evacuated from his home, during a visit to Club Taree Evacuation Centre in Taree, New South Wales.Credit:AAP
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NSW Premier Gladys Berejiklian is seen during a visit to Club Taree Evacuation Centre in Taree, New South Wales. Credit:AAP