2013 New South Wales bushfires
The 2013 New South Wales bushfires were a series of bushfires in Australia across the state of New South Wales primarily starting, or becoming notable, on 13 October 2013; followed by the worst of the fires beginning in the Greater Blue Mountains Area on 16 and 17 October 2013.
View of the Blue Mountains fires and the Sydney metropolitan area from NASA's Aqua, using MODIS imagery on 17 October.
Fire on the hills, north of Lithgow, taken on 19 October.
Eastern end of Hank Street, Heatherbrae, near where the fire started
Smoke from the fire seen from the Raymond Terrace bypass section of the Pacific Highway, approximately 3 km (2 mi) away.
Springwood, New South Wales
Springwood is a town in the Blue Mountains, New South Wales, Australia. Springwood is located 72 kilometres west of the Sydney CBD in the local government area of the City of Blue Mountains. At the 2021 census, Springwood had a population 8,423 people.
Braemar (1892)
Springwood Station (1884)
Christ Church Anglican Church (1888-89), tower 1982
Community Arts Centre