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A disaster situation is unfolding across NSW and Queensland, with dozens of homes destroyed and one village utterly devastated by bushfires.
Firefighters have been battling a blaze near Rappville, south of Casino.Source:News Regional Media
Authorities believe a fire that has destroyed up to 30 homes in northern NSW may have been deliberately lit, described as a truly “bastard act” by a state minister.
Some residents suffered burns when a huge out-of-control bushfire ripped through the rural hamlet of Rappville yesterday afternoon.
The Rural Fire Service believes the blaze started on Friday night in the Bushbys Flat area.
“Our investigations have come back that there was something suspicious that has happened in that area,” a spokesman told reporters today.
“Potentially (it was) deliberately lit.”
Members of Casino Rural Fire Brigade at the Rappville fire defending properties.Source:News Regional Media
NSW Emergency Services Minister David Elliott said anyone who’d put lives at risk would face the full force of the law.
“It really is a bastard act if you are going to put your own community at risk,” he told reporters in Sydney.
Premier Gladys Berejiklian said she was “horrified” to hear the fire was suspicious.
“I’m simply horrified and shocked that anyone would think it’s smart to be lighting any of these fires — I hope that’s not the case,” she said at the RFS headquarters.
Rural Fire Service deputy commissioner Rob Rogers says the blaze wreaked havoc yesterday afternoon ahead of what’s likely to be a “very long summer” of bushfires.
Mr Rogers said today that two fires — at Drake near Tenterfield and at Busbys Flat near Rappville — had joined together to form one large blaze which has already burned more than 100,000 hectares.
The fire was burning on the Summerland Way at Clearfield, near Rappville.Source:News Regional Media
Crews continue to battle the massive fire as they work to contain it over the coming days.
“We are still using that figure of up to 30 homes across these fires,” Mr Rogers told ABC TV.
“Before these fires, we had already lost around 44 homes in NSW due to fires so far this fire season, and obviously that number could climb significantly from these fires.”
A number of residents were treated for minor burns and breathing difficulties, Mr Rogers said.
Buildings, including the town hall, were destroyed in what one witness described as “cyclonic” conditions.
In an update just after 12pm today, emergency services warned residents around Rappville, Busbys Flat, Coombell, Myrtle Creek, Main Camp and Bungawalbin were told it was still unsafe to go home.
The fires are also devastating the rural towns’ integral railway lines.
In a tweet from earlier today, NSW Transport Minister Andrew Constance said the Rappville Rail Bridge had been destroyed.
📷 Some of the aftermath of the devastating bushfires currently burning in Northern NSW.
Stretches of the North Coast rail line have crippled by fire, with the Rappville Rail Bridge destroyed.
Thinking of all those affected by bushfires across the state. pic.twitter.com/RKj00RvMwP
The NSW Rural Fire Service said up to 30 homes and buildings in the village of Rappville, with a population of around 250 people, were destroyed when the fire ripped through the town.
“I’ve lost the bloody sheds, the house, lost everything,” Rappville resident Danny Smith told reporters.
“We might have saved the second place but everything else has gone.”
A house being consumed by the raging bushfire at Rappville near Casino. Picture: ABC News/Matt Coble/TwitterSource:Twitter
John Duncan, 83, also lost his home in the blaze.
His daughter Carol has set up a GoFundMe page to help her father who she says “lost everything except the clothes he was wearing”.
By this morning the page had raised more than $11,000.
The remaining funds will be donated to help other victims of the fire and help rebuild the entire village, GoFundMe confirmed.
Once the victims have relief, any excess funds will go to the NSW Rural Fire Service volunteers.
Ms Duncan says her father had moved to the area from Canberra after “experiencing the devastating 2004 bushfires and not wanting to go through it again”.
But her father was lucky this time, she believes, after firefighters responded to a tweet asking for advice and went to the home to take him and his partner to safety.
They had been sheltering in a shed at the back of the property.
“So, the RFS people who went and got my Dad and his partner OUT OF THE SHED thanks to Twitter ... saved my Dad’s life,” Ms Duncan said.
More than 13,200 hectares have been burned. The fire danger was downgraded to “watch and act” this morning, however parts of it are still spreading.
There are reports of a number of homes or buildings being destroyed by the fire in the Rappville area. Dangerous fire conditions are expected to continue for several hours. The fire is still spreading. #nswrfs#nswfires
— NSW RFS (@NSWRFS) October 8, 2019An evacuation centre has been set up at St Mary’s Catholic College in Casino for those who were forced to flee the Busbys Flat fire.
RFS spokesman Greg Allan told AAP firefighters were not expecting to see a reprieve to the hot and windy conditions fanning the fire until today.
A blaze at Long Gully Road at Drake, which has been burning for five weeks, has destroyed more than 78,000 hectares. The advice level is “watch and act”.
About 21 fires are burning across NSW, and 15 are deemed serious.
At 730 this morning there were 41 bush or grass fires across NSW, with 13 uncontained. Two fires remain at Watch & Act - the Busbys Flat fire west of Casino, and the Long Gully Road fire which impacted on areas around Ewingar yesterday. #nswrfs#nswfirespic.twitter.com/NO8gLF4bXG
— NSW RFS (@NSWRFS) October 8, 2019#NSWRFS Building Impact Assessment teams will inspect areas impacted by yesterday's bush fires across northern NSW. At this stage, there appears to be a significant number of homes and other buildings destroyed. We're working to get residents back when safe to do so. #nswfirespic.twitter.com/zyQ2ULKVN6
— NSW RFS (@NSWRFS) October 8, 2019Firefighters are hoping cooler weather conditions from tomorrow and expected rain on Friday will help with the firefighting effort.
Up north in Queensland, cooler temperatures will begin to ease bushfire conditions across the state’s southeast corner from today, with forecasters even predicting rain by the end of the week.
Temperatures in the Lockyer Valley, west of Brisbane, reached 41C on Tuesday as gusty, westerly winds fanned a dangerous bushfire that threatened the township of Thornton.
Residents were told to evacuate as the blaze burned in a northerly direction from the Glen Rock National Park towards Main Camp Creek Road. Residents at nearby Lefthand Branch have been on standby to leave if conditions deteriorate.
Bushfires have been burning across Queensland and NSW.Source:News Regional Media
However, there is some potential relief in sight.
The Bureau of Meteorology’s senior meteorologist Vince Rowlands said the fire danger in the southeast corner would drop from severe to very high on Wednesday as a cooler trough starts to push through.
He said some areas could even receive rain by Friday, with falls of up to 40mm possible on Saturday.
“There is potential there for some relatively good falls,” Mr Rowlands said. However most of the state will remain tinder dry.
On Tuesday afternoon 20 fires were burning across Queensland. Many of these fires were in central Queensland, where the temperatures are not expected to drop until Thursday.
One blaze was also threatening homes at The Ridge on the Darling Downs, while other fires were being monitored in the state’s north.
74 North Street Casino Nsw Hotel
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| Coordinates | 28°52′0″S153°03′0″E / 28.86667°S 153.05000°ECoordinates: 28°52′0″S153°03′0″E / 28.86667°S 153.05000°E | ||||||
| Population | 9,982 (2016 census)[1] | ||||||
| Postcode(s) | 2470 | ||||||
| Elevation | 26 m (85 ft)[2] | ||||||
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| LGA(s) | Richmond Valley Council | ||||||
| State electorate(s) | Clarence | ||||||
| Federal Division(s) | Page | ||||||
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Casino is a town in the Northern Rivers area of New South Wales, Australia, with a population of 10,914 people at the 2016 census.[1] It lies on the banks of the Richmond River and is situated at the junction of the Bruxner Highway and the Summerland Way.
It is located 726 km (451 mi) north of Sydney and 228 km (142 mi) south of Brisbane.
Overview[edit]
Casino is the seat of the Richmond Valley Council, a local government area.
British occupation of the area began in 1840 when pastoral squatters George Robert Stapleton and his business partner, Mr. Clay, set up a sheep station which they called Cassino after Cassino (near Monte Cassino) in Italy.[3][4][5] The town now has a sister city agreement with the Italian village.[6][7]
Casino is among Australia's largest beef centres. It is the regional hub of a very large cattle industry and positions itself as the 'Beef Capital' of Australia,[8][9] although the city of Rockhampton also claims this title. In addition it is the service centre for a rich agricultural area.
Each year the town celebrates Beef Week. It was not held in 2007 but since that year, has continued to be held and celebrated with the 2019 one being held from 18 to 28 May.[10]
Population[edit]
According to the 2016 census of Population, there were 10,914 people in Casino.
- Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people made up 10.5% of the population.
- 86.8% of people were born in Australia. The next most common country of birth was England at 1.2%.
- 90.9% of people spoke only English at home.
- The most common responses for religion were Catholic 25.2%, Anglican 22.8% and No Religion 22.0%.[1]
Transport[edit]
Casino railway station is situated on the main North Coast railway line between Sydney and Brisbane, north of Grafton. A branch line ran via Lismore to Murwillumbah; that line has since been closed, although lobbying is taking place to re-open it.[11][12] Casino railway station is the terminus of the daily Casino XPT from Sydney and there is a daily service to and from Brisbane via the Brisbane XPT.
In the 1920s, a never completed railway branch line to Bonalbo was started. A line was also proposed from Casino via Tabulam[13] and even a line all the way to Tenterfield,[14]
Casino is serviced by Lismore Airport with several daily flights to Sydney.
Northern Rivers Buslines operates rural services to Lismore (670) and Kyogle (675) each weekday, with one return service to Tenterfield available on Monday, Wednesday and Friday.
Casino Bus Service operates local town loops, including a loop service to Gays Hill.
Among its many schools are the main ones: Casino High School, Casino Public School, Casino West Public School, St. Mary's Primary School, St. Mary's Catholic College School and Casino Christian Community School.
Heritage listings[edit]
Casino has a number of heritage-listed sites, including:
- 102 Barker Street: Casino Post Office[15]
- Casino-Murwillumbah railway: Old Casino railway station[16]
- North Coast railway: Casino railway station[17]
Location for filming[edit]
The 2014 drama series The Gods of Wheat Street was set and partly filmed in Casino.
Notable people[edit]
- Henry Wallace Browning O.A.M. (born 1928), lawn bowler, IBD World Champion 2007
- Ian Callinan (born 1937), High Court judge
- Pat Darling (1913–2007), nurse and author
- John Elford (born 1946), rugby league player
- Jeff Fatt (born 1953), musician and actor, one of The Wiggles
- Thomas George (born 1949), politician
- Clark Irving (born 1808), early settler (pastoralist) and politician[18]
- Ben Kennedy (born 1974), rugby league player
- Matt King (born 1980), rugby league player
- John Sinclair Lumsdaine (1895–1948), songwriter, vaudeville artist and entertainer[19]
- Tess Mallos (1933–2012), food journalist and author
- James Morgan (1901–1968), Aboriginal singer and activist[20]
- Chris Munce (born 1969), horse racing jockey
- Kevin Ross Murray (1930–1991), barrister and citizen soldier[21]
- Félix Schürr [fr] (1827–1900), Catholic missionary[22]
- Brian Smith (born 1954), rugby league player and coach (attended Casino High School)[citation needed]
- Tony Smith (born 1967), rugby leaguecoach, brother of Brian Smith, grew up in Casino attending Casino High School[citation needed]
- Albert Torrens (born 1976), rugby league player
- Clive Andrew Williams (1915–1980), Aboriginal leader[23]
- Damien Wright (born 1975), cricket player
See also[edit]
- Arthur Percy Sullivan (1896–1937), Victoria Cross recipient, worked at a bank in Casino during the 1930s.
- The song 'I've Been Everywhere' references Casino in its second verse.
References[edit]
- ^ abcAustralian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). 'Casino (Urban Centre/Locality)'. 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 19 October 2018. Material was copied from this source, which is available under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License.
- ^'Casino'. Climate Averages for Australian Sites. Bureau of Meteorology. Retrieved 24 November 2006.
- ^'Early Bay History'. The Richmond River Herald And Northern Districts Advertiser. New South Wales, Australia. 19 November 1937. p. 7. Retrieved 12 October 2018 – via National Library of Australia.
- ^'Casino'. Geographical Names Register (GNR) of NSW. Geographical Names Board of New South Wales.
- ^'Place Names'. The Australian Women's Weekly. 13 May 1964. p. 61. Retrieved 22 February 2011 – via National Library of Australia.
- ^'Minutes Ordinary Meeting'(PDF). Richmond Valley Council. 16 July 2002. p. 32. Archived from the original(PDF) on 22 July 2005. Retrieved 7 August 2008.
- ^'Minutes Ordinary Meeting'(PDF). Richmond Valley Council. 18 March 2003. p. 42. Archived from the original(PDF) on 22 July 2005. Retrieved 7 August 2008.
- ^George, Thomas (30 May 2000). 'Northern Star Casino Beef Week 2000'. Hansard. Parliament of New South Wales. Archived from the original on 10 September 2007. Retrieved 10 August 2008.
I speak about Casino, the true beef capital of Australia
- ^'Casino Tourism'. Casino Tourist Information Centre. Retrieved 10 August 2008.
- ^Beef Week Beef Week
- ^'No plans to reopen line'. Retrieved 25 May 2009.
- ^'State Nationals member lobbies to reopen line'. Retrieved 25 May 2009.
- ^'COUNTRY NEWS'. Daily Mail (5393). Brisbane. 2 January 1920. p. 2. Retrieved 1 April 2017 – via National Library of Australia.
- ^'Casino-Tenterfield Railway'. The Richmond River Express and Casino Kyogle Advertiser. New South Wales. 17 December 1920. p. 4. Retrieved 1 April 2017 – via National Library of Australia.
- ^'Casino Post Office'. New South Wales State Heritage Register. Office of Environment and Heritage. H01405. Retrieved 18 May 2018.
- ^'Old Casino Railway Station'. New South Wales State Heritage Register. Office of Environment and Heritage. H01216. Retrieved 18 May 2018.
- ^'Casino Railway Station and yard group'. New South Wales State Heritage Register. Office of Environment and Heritage. H01111. Retrieved 18 May 2018.
- ^L Daley. 'Irving, Clark (1808–1865)'. Australian Dictionary of Biography. Australian National University. Retrieved 8 January 2018.
- ^Groot, Murray. 'Lumsdaine, John Sinclair (Jack) (1895–1948)'. Australian Dictionary of Biography. Canberra: Australian National University. Retrieved 30 March 2015.
- ^Wild, Stephen. 'Morgan, James (Jim) (1901–1968)'. Australian Dictionary of Biography. Canberra: Australian National University. Retrieved 30 March 2015.
- ^Selth, P. A. 'Murray, Kevin Ross (1930–1991)'. Australian Dictionary of Biography. Canberra: Australian National University. Retrieved 30 March 2015.
- ^'Felix Schurr'. Australian Dictionary of Biography. Retrieved 22 February 2018.
- ^'Williams, Clive Andrew (1915–1980)'. Australian Dictionary of Biography. 2002. Retrieved 30 March 2015.
External links[edit]
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towards Brisbane | NSW TrainLink North Coast | towards Sydney |
| Terminus | NSW TrainLink North Coast |