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1018:"Victoria: January Bushfires – Grievance Debate"
406:7 vehicles, 3 non-residential structures and a
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1122:"Firefighter dies battling Vic. blaze"
971:. Australia: ABC News. 2 January 2006
921:. Australia: ABC News. 4 January 2016
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1178:. Australia: ABC News. 13 March 2006
1718:List of Australian bushfire seasons
1176:"Crews continue to fight Vic fires"
198:when their car was overcome by the
77:>180,000 ha (440,000 acres)
1093:Russell, Mark (19 February 2006).
21:2005–06 Australian bushfire season
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1039:"Residents flee endangered towns"
794:Jackson, Andra (4 January 2006).
1149:"Snake Valley bushfire a threat"
1066:"Firefighter killed in rollover"
991:"Bushfire deaths inquest begins"
707:"Bushfire deaths inquest begins"
441:130,000 ha (320,000 acres)
165:season, particularly in western
1464:Eastern Victorian alpine (2003)
1023:Parliamentary Debates (Hansard)
941:"Volunteer dies near bushfires"
477:65,000 head of livestock perish
354:21,000 head of livestock perish
136:400+ non-residential structures
1147:Evans, Chris (13 March 2006).
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327:25,000 ha (62,000 acres)
297:1,600 head of livestock perish
271:10,000 ha (25,000 acres)
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507:6,700 ha (17,000 acres)
375:4,500 ha (11,000 acres)
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759:Smith, Ross (12 July 2006).
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161:A moderately extensive
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1429:Red Tuesday (1898)
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882:"Section 44 Fires"
829:. 31 December 2015
827:Stawell Times-News
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104:St. John Ambulance
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452:, Pornonal,
239:Local govt.
229:Houses lost
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178:January 2006
160:
99:firefighters
15:
1449:Lara (1969)
711:The Courier
673:Smythesdale
618:Barnawartha
559:Murrindindi
408:RFS station
392:Phegans Bay
388:Umina Beach
220:Start date
152:Next season
128:500+ total
74:Burned area
1734:Categories
693:References
69:Statistics
55:(May) 2006
717:27 August
669:Scarsdale
462:Halls Gap
410:destroyed
336:Bethungra
286:Vineyards
245:Duration
226:Injuries
133:75 houses
106:volunteer
64:Australia
1410:Victoria
1380:Tasmania
1182:28 April
925:30 April
903:27 April
833:27 April
779:28 April
660:Pyrenees
483:32 days
458:Willaura
290:orchards
184:Victoria
173:Timeline
167:Victoria
163:bushfire
120:Numerous
90:5 total
61:Location
1704:2023–24
1699:2022–23
1694:2021–22
1689:2020–21
1684:2019–20
1679:2018–19
1674:2017–18
1669:2016–17
1664:2015–16
1659:2014–15
1654:2013–14
1649:2012–13
1644:2011–12
1639:2010–11
1634:2009–10
1629:2008–09
1624:2007–08
1619:2006–07
1614:2005–06
1609:2004–05
1604:2003–04
1599:2002–03
1594:1996–97
1589:1993–94
1584:1982–83
1579:1974–75
1574:1964–65
1569:1954–55
1564:1943–44
1559:1925–26
1160:11 June
1154:The Age
1132:11 June
1106:11 June
1100:The Age
1078:11 June
1071:The Age
1050:11 June
1044:The Age
1001:11 June
975:11 June
953:11 June
946:The Age
863:11 June
807:11 June
801:The Age
684:8 days
454:Dunkeld
450:Moyston
416:2 days
384:Woy Woy
379:Gosford
360:2 days
280:Stawell
223:Deaths
154: →
145:←
109:2 other
82:Impacts
44:Date(s)
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344:Junee
331:Junee
248:Ref.
36:MODIS
1184:2016
1162:2015
1134:2015
1108:2015
1080:2015
1052:2015
1003:2015
977:2015
955:2015
927:2016
905:2016
865:2015
835:2016
809:2015
781:2016
741:2015
719:2010
190:, a
33:NASA
640:VIC
625:CFA
594:VIC
574:CFA
566:Yea
539:VIC
491:VIC
438:40
424:VIC
324:10
310:NSW
268:11
254:VIC
192:CFA
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