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NSW Bushfires out of control
Out of control bushfires are burning to the south, west and north of the greater Sydney area with 5 emergency threats issued by the NSWRFS.
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Michael Gate was doing his best solo against the fury of the Green Wattle fire in Orangeville when the cavalry arrived in the form of the VLAT.Credit:Nick Moir
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Michael Gate was doing his best solo against the fury of the Green Wattle fire in Orangeville when the cavalry arrived in the form of the VLAT.Credit:Nick Moir
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Michael Gate was doing his best solo against the fury of the Green Wattle fire in Orangeville when the cavalry arrived in the form of the VLAT.Credit:Nick Moir
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Orangeville residents defend their property as bushfire approaches Orangeville, NSW.Credit:Alex Ellinghausen
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Wrights Creek fire has swept through Kyola Rd on the outskirts of Kulnura, west of the Central Coast.Credit:Wolter Peeters
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Rob Meggs mops up on his property after the Wrights Creek fire had swept through Kyola Rd on the outskirts of Kulnura, west of the Central Coast.Credit:Wolter Peeters
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Rob Meggs inspects his shed after the Wrights Creek fire had swept through Kyola Rd on the outskirts of Kulnura, west of the Central Coast.Credit:Wolter Peeters
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Wrights Creek fire has swept through Kyola Rd on the outskirts of Kulnura, west of the Central Coast.Credit:Wolter Peeters
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Oakdale residents defend their property as the bushfire approaches, in Oakdale, NSW.Credit:Alex Ellinghausen
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Bushfire approaches horses in a paddock at a property in Orangeville, NSW.Credit:Alex Ellinghausen
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Bushfires rip through Werombi. RFS crew from out of area (Otford) race through flames to get to homes under threat. Fire whirls on Braddock rd Werombi Credit:Nick Moir
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Bushfires rip through Werombi. Credit:Nick Moir
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Bushfire approaches an Alpaca in a paddock at a property in Orangeville, NSW on Friday.Credit:Alex Ellinghausen
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The Australian flag on a property at Oakdale with smoke from the bushfire approaches, in Oakdale, NSW.Credit:Alex Ellinghausen
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Oakdale residents defend their property as the bushfire approaches, in Oakdale, NSW.Credit:Alex Ellinghausen
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Bushfires rip through Werombi. RFS crew from out of area (Otford) race through flames to get to homes under threat.Credit:Nick Moir
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People defending their homes with pails as bushfire approaches Steveys Forest Road in Oakdale NSW on Friday 6 December 2019. Credit:Alex Ellinghausen
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The northern flank of the Green Wattle Fire on the move east towards Silverdale Road destroying buildings. Credit:Nick Moir
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Horses are blanketed in smoke haze in Bawley Point as firefighters conduct a controlled burn the day after a bushfire swept through the area.Credit:Sitthixay Ditthavong
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Constructed largely of concrete and steel, this hilltop house fared pretty well despite being surrounded by large flames in Thursday afternoon's Bawley Point bushfire.Credit:Sitthixay Ditthavong