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    yep, the cooler water takes out the particulate in the smoke, that would normally be burnt and it builds up. With our Rayburn stove, with water jacket around the left and back of the firebox, no matter how dry you have your timber, creo just builds up as the surface is never over 100c, and you...
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    yes, Kerosene, they have a burner, typically an alladin type, with small glass chimney. One is an early 50s, the other is a late 60s made, use them for spill over space when making up large plates of food that require more fridge space than the normal elec offers, or chilling beers etc. see...
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    ive got a couple of Kero fridges, work well. burner on the cream 50's one alight.
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    Its amazing how quickly things can grow back, they have good rainfall down that way too. Lots of re fencing required and rebuilding. What you cant replace quickly is the years and years of blood line breeding on their sheep, generations of work just lost, some were able to get back some of their...
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    yeah, grass fires are quick, but you have a chance of knocking it down if the grass is kept low, its when the fire gets up in the canopy of the trees that you run out of options. Green euc bark once burning holds an ember /burns for a long time, that being carried ahead of the fire front starts...
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    Thanks Mate, appreciate it, were not too bad about here, some places are better prepared than others, its when the wind is over 50ks and hot and dry, you can do much if a fire starts, its like a blow torch. Fire near a mates farm on friday arvo, was watching the planes go to and fro, I think...
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    So were into Summer in warm old Aus. Let the fire burn out a few weeks ago as it was low 30s C most of the weeks ahead, everything has dried out, and browned off, and fire danger season is now with us. Few days ago, it was forecast low 40's C, high winds up at 60+km/hr, highest fire danger...
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    Since were on the other side of the pond, and Hemisphere, were well and truly into our burning season. Start around March/ April, and burn till Nov /Dec depending on how it warms up. We use the old Sagasco gas stove in summer. Rayburn cooks, gives us hot water and heats the house via radiators...
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