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                                        landmark tree191 viewsthis ancient red gum on the agricultural plains has seen many seasons - but rarely if ever days like this.. - central Gippsland, 14-12-2006
                                        
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                                        stockyard cauldron190 viewsthis cattle race stands in stark contrast to the incredibly lit sky as the region is flanked by raging fires on many fronts - central Gippsland, 14-12-2006
                                        
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                                        ghost tree189 viewsa bizarre, yet haunting image as amazing light transforms what would normally be a colourless composition - central Gippsland,~ 4:30PM ESDT  14-12-2006
                                        
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                                        ghost tree189 viewsas ghostly as the skies above this dead red gum still stands to witness this incredible day - central Gippsland, 14-12-2006
                                        
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                                        cauldron plains189 viewsthe central agricultural plains resemble more like a scene from another planet - central Gippsland, 14-12-2006
                                        
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                                        cauldron road188 viewslooking east near the township of Sale around 6pm as an eerie orange light clokes the area - central Gippsland, 14-12-2006
                                        
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                                        give way188 viewsas late afternoon draws the smoke filled skies that plummeted the region into darkness in the ealry afternoon begin to turn an eerie orange - central Gippsland, 14-12-2006
                                        
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                                        road ahead188 viewslooking south from a position just west of Sale - central Gippsland, ~5:00pm ESDT 14-12-2006
                                        
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                                        up above187 viewsthe sun is no where near this part of the sky... - central Gippsland, 14-12-2006
                                        
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                                        dead gum187 viewsAn ancient red gum stands long after its living days underneath an apocolyptic sky - central Gippsland, 14-12-2006
                                        
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                                        eerie times...187 viewsbushfires turn the sky into a 'martian' like scene...
                                        
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                                        incredible186 viewsAn incredible light encompasses the entire region in late afternoon as the Coopers creek/Heyfield and Driffield/Yinnar fires rampage through forests and communities - central Gippsland, 14-12-2006
                                        
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                                        apocolyptic tree183 viewsthis old timer may have seen better days in more ways than one as the region is choked by fires and smoke - central Gippsland, 14-12-2006
                                        
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                                        dead and alive182 viewstwo ancient red gums (1 dead,1 alive) stand beneath brooding skies of smoke and pyrocumulus - central Gippsland, 14-12-2006
                                        
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                                        within the cauldron...182 viewsincredibly eerie scenes as the entire region is cast into an orange smoke filled atmosphere - central Gippsland, 14-12-2006
                                        
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                                        apocolyptic tree181 viewsyet another almost unearthly scene as the smoke choked sky turns the entire region into a different world - central Gippsland,~ 4:30PM ESDT  14-12-2006
                                        
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                                        180 viewsdry pastures on the central Gippsland plains reflect the eerie mood as the region is plunged into a bushfire emergency - central Gippsland, 14-12-2006
                                        
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                                        track out178 viewsa railway line illuminates as a path to the west out of the smoke choked region  - central Gippsland, 14-12-2006
                                        
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