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Wild NSW Victoria Bushfires Kill Dozens Across States
The worst heat wave sparked widespread fires stretching from Palm Beach to the Blue Mountains and Bathurst district. In Victoria the death toll rose above 60 as 40 more perished. New South Wales saw five deaths with extensive destruction of homes, farms, and timberlands. Fires raged through Sydney suburbs and rural towns, destroying hundreds of houses, thousands of livestock, and large tracts of forest and orchards. Thousands of volunteers aided efforts as weather shifts offered brief relief.
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New South Wales
Victoria
Gres
Palm Beach
Port Hacking
Blue Mountains
Mount Victor
Sydney
Penrose
Wollongong
Bathurst
Umauulls
Mittagong
Trukey
Nellingen
Castle Hill
Sylvania
Cronula
French
Arkell
Buraga
AL Uladull
Milton
Kellyville
He Castle HI
Durat
Garston
George's River
Nowra
Yalwal
John Bowen
Mila
Bombala
New England
Singleton
Newcastle