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The grassfire spreads near Tarago.

Tarago burns

A large grassfire swept across the tablelands near Tarago, NSW, destroying farmland, livestock and a property.

A A woman rides a horse through a bonfire during 'Las Luminarias' Festival.

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Fairfax archives Rich & Rare - Disasters. Picture by RUSSELL McPHEDRAN. An early morning, peak hour Blue Mountains ...

The Granville crash: forty years on

On January 18th 1977, an early morning, peak hour Blue Mountains commuter train from Mt Victoria, travelling into Sydney, crashed after derailing on an approach curve to Granville Station. It careered along for 46 metres before striking the supports of the Bold Street Bridge over the rail line. Eighty three people died and another 213 were injured.

Brajesh Kumar, 37 and his son Bhavik Kumar, 4, from London, look at 'At 7 metres,

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The past hovered like a spectre over Michael Chamberlain's memorial.

Living and dying in the shadow of Uluru

Family and friends gathered for the memorial service of Michael Chamberlain, held at the Avondale College Church on January 16, 2017 in Lake Macquarie, Australia.

A cat stands behind a structured glass door as it wants to get entrance in Frankfurt, central Germany,

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SUMMER HERALD. FORGOTTEN SYDNEY. The Glow Worm Tunnel in Newnes was originally built in 1907 as part of the rail network ...

Forgotten Sydney

Sydney's industrial past given new lease of life as tourist attractions

People walk through the Commonwealth Avenue Mall during a winter storm in Boston, A storm that wreaked havoc along the ...

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Coptic Pope Tawadros II leads Christmas Eve Mass at St. Mark's Cathedral, in Cairo, Egypt, late Friday, Jan. 6, 2017. ...

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A cat wanders amid rubbles in the quake-hit town of Amatrice, central Italy, covered by a white blanket of snow,

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Indians watch Rani, 7, perform a rope balancing act at a public park on the first day of the New Year, in Kolkata.

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ABU DHABI, UNITED ARAB EMIRATES - JANUARY 03:

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