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John Blankenstein visits the home of his parents-in-law to see the devastation caused during the Tathra bushfires.Photo: Karleen Minney

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Homeowners return to see the devastation, on Ocean View Terrace, to bushfire in the NSW town of Tathra.Photo: Karleen Minney

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Homeowners return to see the devastation, on Ocean View Terrace, to bushfire in the NSW town of Tathra.Photo: Karleen Minney

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Homeowners return to see the devastation, on Ocean View Terrace, to bushfire in the NSW town of Tathra.Photo: Karleen Minney

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Homes lost to bushfire in the NSW town of Tathra.Photo: Karleen Minney

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Homes lost to bushfire in the NSW town of Tathra.Photo: Karleen Minney

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Aftermath of bushfire in the NSW town of Tathra.Photo: Karleen Minney

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Juvette Jory looks at the rubble of her family home on Ocean View Terrace, Tathra.Photo: Karleen Minney

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Juvette Jory looks at the rubble of her family home on Ocean View Terrace, Tathra.Photo: Karleen Minney

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Homes lost to bushfire in the NSW town of Tathra.Photo: Karleen Minney

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Homes lost to bushfire in the NSW town of Tathra.Photo: Karleen Minney

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The home on the corner of Tathra and Bay streets, Tathra, razed to the ground in the recent bushfires. Photo: Karleen Minney

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Rob White stayed with the Tathra Beach house Apartments during the recent fires and helped fight off flames that may have destroyed the resort. Photo: Karleen Minney

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Homes lost to bushfire in the NSW town of Tathra.Photo: Karleen Minney

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Homes lost to bushfire in the NSW town of Tathra.Photo: Karleen Minney

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Homes lost to bushfire in the NSW town of Tathra.Photo by Karleen Minney.Photo: Karleen Minney

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Homes lost to bushfire in the NSW town of Tathra.Photo: Karleen Minney

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Burnt out car during the Tathra bushfire.Photo: Alex Ellinghausen

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Home burnt down during the Tathra bushfires.Photo: Alex Ellinghausen

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Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull visits the street where homes burnt down in Tathra.Photo: Alex Ellinghausen

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NSW Premier Gladys Berejiklian and RFS Commissioner Shane Fitzsimmons address the media during a visit to the Bega Valley Rural Fire Service, to receive a briefing on the Tathra bushfire.Photo: Alex Ellinghausen

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NSW Premier Gladys Berejiklian visits the Bega Valley Rural Fire Service to receive a briefing on the Tathra bushfire.Photo: Alex Ellinghausen

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Volunteer Dennis Paratene with his dog Charlie at the Bega Showgrounds, where people affected by the Tathra bushfires and volunteers have gathered.Photo: Alex Ellinghausen

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Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull meets with people affected by the Tathra bushfires at the Bega Fire Response Centre set up at the Bega Showgrounds.Photo: Alex Ellinghausen

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Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull meets with people affected by the Tathra bushfires at the Bega Fire Response Centre set up at the Bega Showgrounds.Photo: Alex Ellinghausen

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Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull meets volunteers at the Bega Fire Response Centre set up at the Bega Showgrounds.Photo: Alex Ellinghausen

Aftermath of devastating Tathra fire

At least 70 homes and buildings have been destroyed after a bushfire tore through the NSW south coast town of Tathra.