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2003 Canberra bushfires

Index 2003 Canberra bushfires

The 2003 Canberra bushfires caused severe damage to the suburbs and outer areas of Canberra, the capital city of Australia, during 18–22 January 2003. [1]

52 relations: ACT Fire and Rescue, Australian Capital Territory, Australian Federal Police, Australian House of Representatives, Australian National University, Brindabella Range, Bushfires in Australia, Canberra, Canberra College, Casuarina, Chapman, Australian Capital Territory, Chlorine, Coroner, Coroner's Court of the Australian Capital Territory, Cotter River, Cumulonimbus flammagenitus (cloud), Curtin, Australian Capital Territory, Duffy, Australian Capital Territory, Emergency service, Fujita scale, Giralang, Australian Capital Territory, Holder, Australian Capital Territory, John Howard, Jon Stanhope, Kambah, Australian Capital Territory, Lanyon Homestead, Lightning, Lower Molonglo Water Quality Control Centre, Monaro Highway, Mount Stromlo Observatory, Mount Taylor (Australian Capital Territory), Namadgi National Park, Narrabundah College, New South Wales, Parliament House, Canberra, Parliamentary Triangle, Canberra, Peter Hollingworth, Questacon, Rivett, Australian Capital Territory, Royal Life Saving Society Australia, Snowy Hydro SouthCare, Supreme Court of the Australian Capital Territory, Tharwa, Australian Capital Territory, Tidbinbilla Nature Reserve, Torrens, Australian Capital Territory, Tuggeranong, Tuggeranong Parkway, Uriarra, Australian Capital Territory, Wanniassa, Australian Capital Territory, Wayback Machine, ..., Weston Creek, Weston, Australian Capital Territory. Expand index (2 more) »

ACT Fire and Rescue

The ACT Fire and Rescue (previously known as ACT Fire Brigade) is the urban fire and rescue service for the Australian Capital Territory.

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Australian Capital Territory

The Australian Capital Territory (ACT; known as the Federal Capital Territory until 1938) is Australia's federal district, located in the south-east of the country and enclaved within the state of New South Wales.

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Australian Federal Police

The Australian Federal Police (AFP) is the principal federal law enforcement agency of the Australian Government with a unique role to investigate crime and to protect the national security of the Commonwealth of Australia.

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Australian House of Representatives

The Australian House of Representatives is one of the two Houses (chambers) of the Parliament of Australia.

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Australian National University

The Australian National University (ANU) is a national research university located in Canberra, the capital of Australia.

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Brindabella Range

The Brindabella Range, commonly called The Brindabellas, is a mountain range located in Australia, on a state and territory border that separates New South Wales and the Australian Capital Territory (ACT).

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Bushfires in Australia

Bushfires are frequent events during the warmer months of the year, due to Australia's mostly hot, dry climate.

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Canberra

Canberra is the capital city of Australia.

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Canberra College

The Canberra College (formerly known as the Phillip College) is an Australian Capital Territory public school, which educates students from year 11 to year 12.

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Casuarina

Casuarina is a genus of 17 tree species in the family Casuarinaceae, native to Australia, the Indian subcontinent, southeast Asia, and islands of the western Pacific Ocean.

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Chapman, Australian Capital Territory

Chapman is a suburb of Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia.

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Chlorine

Chlorine is a chemical element with symbol Cl and atomic number 17.

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Coroner

A coroner is a person whose standard role is to confirm and certify the death of an individual within a jurisdiction.

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Coroner's Court of the Australian Capital Territory

The Coroner's Court of the Australian Capital Territory is a court which has exclusive jurisdiction over the remains of a person and the power to make findings in respect of the cause of death of a person or fire in Australian Capital Territory, a territory of Australia.

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Cotter River

The Cotter River, a perennial river of the Murrumbidgee catchment within the Murray-Darling basin, is located in the Australian Capital Territory, Australia.

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Cumulonimbus flammagenitus (cloud)

The cumulonimbus flammagenitus cloud (CbFg) is a type of cumulonimbus cloud that forms above a source of heat, such as a wildfire, and may sometimes even extinguish the fire that formed it.

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Curtin, Australian Capital Territory

Curtin is a suburb in Canberra, Australia, part of the Woden Valley district; its postcode is 2605.

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Duffy, Australian Capital Territory

Duffy (postcode: 2611) is a suburb in the Canberra district of Weston Creek.

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Emergency service

Emergency services and rescue services are organizations which ensure public safety and health by addressing different emergencies.

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Fujita scale

The Fujita scale (F-Scale), or Fujita–Pearson scale (FPP scale), is a scale for rating tornado intensity, based primarily on the damage tornadoes inflict on human-built structures and vegetation.

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Giralang, Australian Capital Territory

Giralang is a suburb of the Belconnen district of Canberra, located within the Australian Capital Territory, Australia.

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Holder, Australian Capital Territory

The suburb of Holder is a part of the Weston Creek District of Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia, and is located 13 km to the southwest of the Canberra city centre.

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John Howard

John Winston Howard, (born 26 July 1939) is a former Australian politician who served as the 25th Prime Minister of Australia, in office from 1996 to 2007.

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Jon Stanhope

Jonathan Donald Stanhope (born 29 April 1951) is a former Australian politician who was Labor Chief Minister of the Australian Capital Territory from 2001 to 2011.

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Kambah, Australian Capital Territory

Kambah (postcode 2902) is the northernmost suburb in the district of Tuggeranong, Canberra.

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Lanyon Homestead

Lanyon is an historic homestead and grazing property located on the southern outskirts of Canberra in the Australian Capital Territory.

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Lightning

Lightning is a sudden electrostatic discharge that occurs typically during a thunderstorm.

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Lower Molonglo Water Quality Control Centre

The Lower Molonglo Water Quality Control Centre is a sewerage and waste water treatment facility in the Australian Capital Territory, owned and operated by ACTEW Corporation.

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Monaro Highway

The Monaro Highway is a highway that is located in Victoria, New South Wales and the Australian Capital Territory, in Australia.

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Mount Stromlo Observatory

Mount Stromlo Observatory located just outside Canberra, Australia, is part of the Research School of Astronomy and Astrophysics at the Australian National University (ANU).

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Mount Taylor (Australian Capital Territory)

Mount Taylor is a prominent hill with an elevation of that is located between the Woden Valley, Weston Creek district and Tuggeranong Valley, in Canberra, within the Australian Capital Territory, Australia.

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Namadgi National Park

Namadgi National Park is a protected area in the south-west of the Australian Capital Territory, bordering Kosciuszko National Park in New South Wales.

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Narrabundah College

Narrabundah College is a government college that teaches the last two years of secondary education in the Australian Capital Territory (ACT).

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New South Wales

New South Wales (abbreviated as NSW) is a state on the east coast of:Australia.

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Parliament House, Canberra

Parliament House is the meeting place of the Parliament of Australia, located in Canberra, the capital of Australia.

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Parliamentary Triangle, Canberra

The National Triangle, which is referred to as the Parliamentary Triangle, is the ceremonial precinct of Canberra, containing some of Australia's most significant buildings.

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Peter Hollingworth

Peter John Hollingworth (born 10 April 1935) is an Australian retired Anglican Archbishop.

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Questacon

Questacon – the National Science and Technology Centre, is located on the southern shore of Lake Burley Griffin in Canberra, Australia.

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Rivett, Australian Capital Territory

Rivett (postcode: 2611) is a residential suburb of Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia, established in the late 1960s.

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Royal Life Saving Society Australia

The Royal Life Saving Society of Australia (RLSSA) has been serving Australia for over 120 years and is the leading water safety, swimming and lifesaving education organisation in Australia.

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Snowy Hydro SouthCare

Snowy Hydro SouthCare was a rescue and aeromedical helicopter service based in Canberra, Australia from 1998 to 2017.

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Supreme Court of the Australian Capital Territory

The Supreme Court of the Australian Capital Territory is the superior court for the Australian Capital Territory (ACT).

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Tharwa, Australian Capital Territory

Tharwa (postcode 2620) is a small village within the Australian Capital Territory, south of Canberra, the capital city of Australia.

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Tidbinbilla Nature Reserve

Tidbinbilla Nature Reserve is a protected area, on the fringe of Namadgi National Park, that is a short drive from the city of Canberra, in the Australian Capital Territory, the capital city of Australia.

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Torrens, Australian Capital Territory

Torrens (postcode 2607) is a suburb in the Woden Valley district of Canberra, Australia.

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Tuggeranong

The District of Tuggeranong is one of the original eighteen districts of the Australian Capital Territory used in land administration.

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Tuggeranong Parkway

The Tuggeranong Parkway is an major highway in Canberra, Australia.

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Uriarra, Australian Capital Territory

Uriarra Village is a historic forestry settlement in the Australian Capital Territory established in 1928 at the foothills of the Australian Alps.

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Wanniassa, Australian Capital Territory

Wanniassa (postcode 2903) is a suburb in Australia's capital, Canberra: more specifically, in the city's southern district of Tuggeranong.

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Wayback Machine

The Wayback Machine is a digital archive of the World Wide Web and other information on the Internet.

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Weston Creek

The District of Weston Creek is one of the original eighteen districts of the Australian Capital Territory used in land administration.

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Weston, Australian Capital Territory

Weston (postcode: 2611) is a suburb of Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia.

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ACT Coroner's Bushfire Inquiry, Canberra bushfires, Canberra bushfires of 2003.

References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2003_Canberra_bushfires

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