the Gold Rush Colony in Mogo, a tourist attraction dedicated to Mogo's 1850s gold rush -- where a recent bushfire reduced it to twisted metal and ash. The unprecedented scale Australia's summer's bushfires have tainted the country's reputation as a safe and alluring holiday destination. Exhausted firefighters said they had finally brought Australia's largest "megablaze" under control on Monday (Jan 13). - AFP
SYDNEY: Exhausted firefighters said they had finally brought Australia's largest "megablaze" under control on Monday (Jan 13), as wet weather promised to deliver much-needed respite for countryside ravaged by bushfires.
New South Wales firefighters said they finally had the upper hand in the fight against the vast Gospers Mountain fire on Sydney's northwestern outskirts, which has been burning for almost three months.
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