Wikipedia:WikiProject Australian history/Urban fire disasters

The History of disasters of Australia is an outline of natural disasters in Australia and its territories.

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• 1974 Brisbane flood
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List of urban fire disasters

A great number of the following events are drawn from Events By Category at the Emergency Management Australia - Disasters database.

Major events

These are more than likely to be notable, but please move down to bottom section if you believe they are not.

• 1965 1965 Melbourne, Victoria Fire Dead=29 Injured= Affected= Homeless= Est Cost=$0M

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• 1966 1966 Melbourne, Victoria Fire Dead=30 Injured=12 Affected= Homeless= Est Cost=$0M

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• 1973 1973 Brisbane, Queensland Fire Dead=15 Injured= Affected= Homeless= Est Cost=$0M

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• 1975 1975 Kings Cross (Sydney), New South Wales Fire Dead=15 Injured= Affected= Homeless= Est Cost=$0M

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• 1981 1981 Sydney, New South Wales Fire Dead=16 Injured=37 Affected= Homeless= Est Cost=$0M

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• 1991 1991 Dungog, New South Wales Hostel Fire Dead=12 Injured=28 Affected= Homeless= Est Cost=$0M

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• 1994 1994 Melbourne, Victoria Fire Dead= Injured= Affected=10300 Homeless= Est Cost=$12.5M

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• 1997 1997 Bankstown (Sydney), New South Wales Fire Dead= Injured= Affected=20000 Homeless= Est Cost=$0M

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• 1998 1998 Margate, Tasmania Coolstore Fire Dead= Injured= Affected= Homeless= Est Cost=$1M

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• 2000 2000 Childers, Queensland Hostel Fire Dead=15 Injured=5 Affected=700 Homeless= Est Cost=$0M

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• 2001 2001 Melbourne, Victoria Meatworks Fire Dead= Injured= Affected=1000 Homeless= Est Cost=$0M

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• 2003 2003 Essendon Victoria Airport fire Dead= Injured= Affected= Homeless= Est Cost=$8M

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• 2003 2003 Wodonga, Victoria Fire Dead= Injured= Affected= Homeless= Est Cost=$2M

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• 2004 2004 Melbourne, Victoria Warehouse fire Dead= Injured= Affected= Homeless= Est Cost=$25M

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• 2004 2004 Industrial fire Dead= Injured= Affected= Homeless= Est Cost=$5.5M

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• 2004 2004 melbourne Victoria Office fire Dead= Injured= Affected= Homeless= Est Cost=$2M

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Minor events

These events are more than likely not notable. Please check and move to Major events section above if you believe notability exists. If a non-notable event is listed please do not delete immediately, but use <s></s> to strikethrough the text and add a signature using ~~~~. This way others can also review the event.

• 1864 1864 Brisbane, Queensland Fire Dead= Injured=1 Affected= Homeless= Est Cost=$0M

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• 1898 1898 Wangaratta, Victoria Fire in shops Dead=1 Injured= Affected= Homeless= Est Cost=$0M

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• 1900 1900 Hunter Valley, New South Wales Underground Fire Dead=5 Injured= Affected= Homeless= Est Cost=$0M

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• 1901 1901 Sydney, New South Wales Store Fire Dead=5 Injured= Affected= Homeless= Est Cost=$0M

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• 1912 1912 Willaura, Vic, Structure Fires Dead= Injured= Affected= Homeless= Est Cost=$0M

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• 1916 1916 Nhill, Victoria Structure Fires Dead= Injured= Affected= Homeless= Est Cost=$0M

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• 1928 1928 Boort, Victoria Structure Fire Dead= Injured= Affected= Homeless= Est Cost=$0M

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• 1937 1937 Melbourne, Victoria Waterfront Fires Dead= Injured= Affected= Homeless= Est Cost=$0M

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• 1944 1944 Circular Quay (Sydney), New South Wales Dock Fires Dead= Injured= Affected= Homeless= Est Cost=$0M

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• 1946 1946 Ultimo (Sydney), New South Wales Woolstore Fire Dead= Injured= Affected= Homeless= Est Cost=$0M

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• 1948 1948 Covent Gardens (Adelaide), South Australia Fire Dead=5 Injured= Affected= Homeless= Est Cost=$0M

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• 1952 1952 Somers, Victoria Hospital Fire Dead=5 Injured= Affected= Homeless= Est Cost=$0M

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• 1953 1953 Melbourne Aquarium, Victoria Fire Dead= Injured= Affected= Homeless= Est Cost=$0M

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• 1954 1954 Kerang, Victoria Shop Fire Dead= Injured= Affected= Homeless= Est Cost=$0M

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• 1955 1955 Ararat, Victoria Railway Fire Dead= Injured= Affected= Homeless= Est Cost=$0M

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• 1963 1963 Shepparton, Victoria Factory Fire Dead=3 Injured= Affected= Homeless= Est Cost=$0M

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• 1964 1964 Hunters Hill (Sydney), New South Wales Fire Dead= Injured= Affected= Homeless= Est Cost=$0M

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• 1965 1965 Longwood District, Victoriatoria Grassfire Dead=7 Injured=10 Affected= Homeless= Est Cost=$0M

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• 1969 1969 Boronia (Melbourne), Victoria Arcade Fire Dead= Injured= Affected= Homeless= Est Cost=$0M

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• 1970 1970 Whyalla, South Australia Dockyard Fire Dead= Injured= Affected= Homeless= Est Cost=$0M

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• 1974 1974 Glossop - Berri, South Australia Fire Dead= Injured=20 Affected= Homeless= Est Cost=$0M

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• 1979 1979 Lavender Bay (Sydney), New South Wales Fire Dead=7 Injured=1 Affected= Homeless= Est Cost=$0M

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• 1981 1981 Kings Cross (Sydney), New South Wales Fire Dead=9 Injured= Affected= Homeless= Est Cost=$0M

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• 1982 1982 Archerfield (Brisbane), Queensland Plane Crash and Factory Fire Dead=5 Injured= Affected= Homeless= Est Cost=$0M

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• 1985 1985 Canberra, Australian Capital Territory Structure Fire (National Library) Dead= Injured= Affected= Homeless= Est Cost=$0M

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• 1986 1986 Lakemba (Sydney) New South Wales School Fire Dead= Injured= Affected= Homeless= Est Cost=$0M

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• 1986 1986 Taree, New South Wales Hospital Fire Dead= Injured= Affected= Homeless= Est Cost=$0M

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• 1987 1987 Brisbane, Queensland Fire Dead= Injured=2 Affected=82 Homeless= Est Cost=$0M

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• 1987 1987 Ferntree Gully (Melbourne), Victoria Explosion Dead= Injured= Affected=9 Homeless= Est Cost=$0M

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• 1987 1987 Clarendon, New South Wales Hotel Fire Dead= Injured=3 Affected= Homeless= Est Cost=$0M

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• 1987 1987 Ultimo (Sydney) New South Wales Warehouse Fire Dead= Injured=3 Affected= Homeless= Est Cost=$0M

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• 1987 1987 Narooma, New South Wales Structure Fire Dead= Injured= Affected= Homeless= Est Cost=$0M

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• 1988 1988 Sydney, New South Wales Fire Dead= Injured= Affected=500 Homeless= Est Cost=$0M

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• 1988 1988 Footscray (Melbourne), Victoria Fire Dead= Injured= Affected= Homeless= Est Cost=$0M

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• 1988 1988 Melbourne, Victoria Factory Fire Dead= Injured= Affected= Homeless= Est Cost=$0M

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• 1988 1988 Belmont (Perth), Western Australia Fire Dead= Injured= Affected= Homeless= Est Cost=$0M

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• 1988 1988 Adelaide, South Australia Fire Dead= Injured= Affected= Homeless= Est Cost=$0M

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• 1988 1988 Welshpool (Perth), Western Australia Warehouse Fire Dead= Injured= Affected= Homeless= Est Cost=$0M

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• 1988 1988 Lilydale (Melbourne), Victoria Factory Fire Dead= Injured= Affected= Homeless= Est Cost=$0M

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• 1989 1989 Aspendale, Victoria Explosion and Fire Dead=2 Injured=1 Affected=10 Homeless= Est Cost=$0M

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• 1989 1989 Kings Cross, New South Wales Fire Dead=6 Injured=18 Affected= Homeless= Est Cost=$0M

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• 1989 1989 Minto, New South Wales Structure Fire Dead=3 Injured= Affected= Homeless= Est Cost=$0M

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• 1989 1989 Bishops Bridge, New South Wales Structure Fire Dead=2 Injured=1 Affected= Homeless= Est Cost=$0M

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• 1989 1989 Huntingdale, Victoria Factory Fire Dead= Injured= Affected= Homeless= Est Cost=$0M

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• 1989 1989 St Kilda (Melbourne), Victoria Structure Fire Dead= Injured= Affected= Homeless= Est Cost=$0M

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• 1989 1989 Fortitude Valley (Brisbane), Queensland Fire Dead= Injured=9 Affected= Homeless=9 Est Cost=$0M

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• 1989 1989 Bass Strait, Victoria Structure Fire Dead= Injured=10 Affected= Homeless= Est Cost=$0M

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• 1989 1989 Sydney, New South Wales Fire (Incl. HAZMAT) Dead= Injured=10 Affected= Homeless= Est Cost=$0M

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• 1989 1989 Sydney, New South Wales HAZMAT Fire Dead= Injured= Affected= Homeless= Est Cost=$0M

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• 1989 1989 Maddington (Perth), Western Australia Factory Fire Dead= Injured= Affected= Homeless= Est Cost=$0M

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• 1989 1989 South Oakleigh (Melbourne), Victoria Factory Fire Dead= Injured= Affected= Homeless= Est Cost=$0M

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• 1989 1989 Ferntree Gully (Melbourne), Victoria Factory Fire Dead= Injured= Affected= Homeless= Est Cost=$0M

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• 1990 1990 Rutherglen, Victoria Structure Fire Dead= Injured=2 Affected=150 Homeless= Est Cost=$0M

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• 1990 1990 Ipswich, Queensland Fire Dead=5 Injured=5 Affected= Homeless=20 Est Cost=$0M

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• 1990 1990 Port Stanvac SA, Explosion and Fire Dead=1 Injured= Affected= Homeless= Est Cost=$0M

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• 1990 1990 New Farm (Brisbane), Queensland Explosion and Fire Dead= Injured=2 Affected= Homeless= Est Cost=$0M

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• 1990 1990 Shepparton, Victoria Explosion & Fire Dead= Injured= Affected= Homeless= Est Cost=$0M

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• 1991 1991 King's Cross, New South Wales Structure Fire Dead= Injured=7 Affected=60 Homeless= Est Cost=$0M

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• 1991 1991 Melbourne, Victoria Fire Dead=4 Injured=22 Affected= Homeless= Est Cost=$0M

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• 1991 1991 Morwell, Victoria Explosion and Fire Dead= Injured= Affected= Homeless= Est Cost=$0M

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• 1992 1992 Ultimo, New South Wales Structure Fire Dead= Injured=4 Affected=800 Homeless= Est Cost=$0M

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• 1992 1992 Blayney, New South Wales Structure Fires Dead=1 Injured= Affected=350 Homeless= Est Cost=$0M

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• 1992 1992 Kings Cross, New South Wales Boarding House Fire Dead= Injured=4 Affected=50 Homeless= Est Cost=$0M

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• 1992 1992 Cranbourne South (Melbourne), Victoria Car Fire Dead=3 Injured= Affected= Homeless= Est Cost=$0M

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• 1992 1992 East Fremantle, Perth, Western Australia Shipboard Fire Dead= Injured=5 Affected= Homeless= Est Cost=$0M

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• 1993 1993 Weston Creek (Canberra), Australian Capital Territory Shopping Centre Fire Dead= Injured= Affected=100 Homeless= Est Cost=$0M

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• 1994 1994 Canberra, Australian Capital Territory House Fire Dead=3 Injured=2 Affected= Homeless=2 Est Cost=$0M

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• 1994 1994 Sydney, New South Wales Building Fire Dead= Injured=11 Affected= Homeless= Est Cost=$0M

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• 1995 1995 Glebe (Sydney), New South Wales Structure Fire Dead=3 Injured=5 Affected=12 Homeless=9 Est Cost=$0M

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• 1995 1995 Liverpool, New South Wales Structure fire Dead=8 Injured= Affected= Homeless= Est Cost=$0M

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• 1995 1995 Claymore, New South Wales Structure Fire Dead=5 Injured=1 Affected= Homeless=1 Est Cost=$0M

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• 1995 1995 Beaudesert, Queensland Shopping Centre Fire Dead= Injured= Affected= Homeless= Est Cost=$0M

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• 1995 1995 Moorabin (Melbourne), Victoria Factory Fire Dead= Injured= Affected= Homeless= Est Cost=$0M

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• 1995 1995 BooroWestern Australia, New South Wales Hospital Fire Dead= Injured= Affected= Homeless= Est Cost=$0M

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• 1995 1995 Canley Heights, Sydney, New South Wales Explosion and structure fire Dead= Injured=2 Affected= Homeless= Est Cost=$0M

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• 1995 1995 Swan Valley, Western Australia Winery Fire Dead= Injured=3 Affected= Homeless= Est Cost=$0M

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• 1996 1996 Adelaide, South Australia Fire Dead= Injured=1 Affected=500 Homeless= Est Cost=$0M

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• 1996 1996 Melbourne, Victoria Hostel Fire Dead=9 Injured=3 Affected=60 Homeless=36 Est Cost=$0M

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• 1996 1996 Seven Hills, New South Wales House Fire Dead=4 Injured=2 Affected=45 Homeless= Est Cost=$0M

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• 1996 1996 Minto, New South Wales House Fire Dead=1 Injured= Affected=10 Homeless=4 Est Cost=$0M

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• 1996 1996 Melbourne, Victoria Hostel Fire Dead= Injured= Affected= Homeless= Est Cost=$0M

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• 1996 1996 Belmont, New South Wales School Fire Dead= Injured= Affected= Homeless= Est Cost=$0M

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• 1996 1996 Clayton South (Melbourne), Victoria Warehouse Fire Dead= Injured=7 Affected= Homeless= Est Cost=$0M

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• 1997 1997 Perth, Western Australia Structural Fire Dead= Injured= Affected=500 Homeless= Est Cost=$0M

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• 1997 1997 Kellerberrin, Western Australia Hotel Fire Dead= Injured= Affected= Homeless= Est Cost=$0M

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• 1997 1997 Launceston, Tasmania Fire Dead= Injured= Affected= Homeless= Est Cost=$0M

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• 1997 1997 Ipswich, Queensland Factory Fire Dead= Injured= Affected= Homeless= Est Cost=$0M

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• 1997 1997 Deakin University, Victoria Library Fire Dead= Injured= Affected= Homeless= Est Cost=$0M

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• 1997 1997 Myaree (Perth), Western Australia Supermarket Fire Dead= Injured= Affected= Homeless= Est Cost=$0M

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• 1997 1997 Wollongong, New South Wales Structural Fire Dead= Injured= Affected= Homeless= Est Cost=$0M

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• 1997 1997 Sydney, New South Wales House Fire Dead= Injured=2 Affected= Homeless=25 Est Cost=$0M

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• 1998 1998 Helensburgh (Wollongong), New South Wales House Fire Dead=3 Injured=2 Affected= Homeless= Est Cost=$0M

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• 1998 1998 Ashfield (Sydney), New South Wales Boarding House Fire Dead=1 Injured=32 Affected= Homeless= Est Cost=$0M

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• 1998 1998 Lane Cove (Sydney), New South Wales Car/Building Fire Dead= Injured=15 Affected= Homeless= Est Cost=$0M

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• 1998 1998 Maroubra, New South Wales Shopping Centre Fire Dead= Injured= Affected= Homeless= Est Cost=$0M

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• 1999 1999 Kellyville, New South Wales Fire Dead= Injured=7 Affected=6 Homeless= Est Cost=$0M

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• 1999 1999 Olympic Dam Mine (near Roxby Downs), South Australia Fire Dead= Injured= Affected= Homeless= Est Cost=$0M

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• 1999 1999 Brighton (Melbourne), Victoria Shop Fire Dead= Injured=5 Affected= Homeless= Est Cost=$0M

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• 1999 1999 Sydney-Newcastle, New South Wales School Fires Dead= Injured= Affected= Homeless= Est Cost=$0M

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• 1999 1999 Lithgow, New South Wales Fire Dead= Injured= Affected= Homeless= Est Cost=$0M

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• 1999 1999 Condell Park (Sydney), New South Wales Industrial Units Fire Dead= Injured= Affected= Homeless= Est Cost=$0M

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• 1999 1999 Jerrys Plains, Newcastle, New South Wales Fire Dead= Injured= Affected= Homeless= Est Cost=$0M

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• 1999 1999 Hunter Valley, New South Wales Winery Fire Dead= Injured= Affected= Homeless= Est Cost=$0M

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• 2000 2000 Kent Town (Adelaide), South Australia Fire Dead= Injured= Affected= Homeless= Est Cost=$0M

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• 2000 2000 Strathfield (Sydney), New South Wales Units Fire Dead= Injured= Affected= Homeless=70 Est Cost=$0M

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• 2000 2000 Sydney, New South Wales Apartment Block Fire Dead= Injured=15 Affected= Homeless= Est Cost=$0M

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• 2002 2002 Brisbane, Queensland Boarding House Fire Dead=3 Injured= Affected= Homeless= Est Cost=$0M

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• 2002 2002 Port Stephens, New South Wales Fire walking burns Dead= Injured=20 Affected= Homeless= Est Cost=$0M

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• 2003 2003 Maidstone, Victoria House Fire Dead=4 Injured= Affected= Homeless= Est Cost=$0M

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• 2003 2003 Windorah Queensland House Fire Dead=2 Injured= Affected= Homeless= Est Cost=$0M

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• 2003 2003 Quakers Hill New South Wales House Fire Dead=1 Injured= Affected= Homeless= Est Cost=$0M

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• 2003 2003 Sydney, New South Wales Fire Dead=1 Injured= Affected= Homeless=50 Est Cost=$0M

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• 2003 2003 Hurstbridge, Victoria Fire Dead= Injured= Affected= Homeless= Est Cost=$0M

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• 2004 2004 Campsie house fire Dead=4 Injured= Affected= Homeless= Est Cost=$0M

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• 2004 2004 Children's house fire deaths Dead=4 Injured= Affected= Homeless= Est Cost=$0M

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• 2005 2005 Wyong house fire tragedy Dead=4 Injured=0 Affected=0 Homeless=0 Est Cost=$0M

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• 2005 2005 House fire tragedy Dead=3 Injured=0 Affected=0 Homeless=0 Est Cost=$0M

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• 2005 2005 Sydney Factory Fire Dead= Injured=4 Affected= Homeless= Est Cost=$0M

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