Smoke from raging bushfire blankets agronomist Rob Wesley-Smith's property at Howard Springs .The fire swept through the back of his rural block but did not engulf the house and cargo container with its invaluable East Timor and NT Civil Liberties files , extensive array of protest T-shirts .
During the Wet , a swamp , now bone dry , forms at the back of the property and Wes, above, developed a special corner post arrangement ,which enables wire strands to be quickly adjusted to limit flood damage to fencing , which he says could be applicable in many parts of Australia where flooding occurs. Wes describes this shadecloth lined fence destroyed by fire as his crocodile and toad barrier.Wes was down south,shivering, getting about in a new pair of Ugg boots when the fire hit.
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Not the Middle East , another fierce fire in suburb of Marrara.
From Sky Tower in Darwin CBD, view out to tinder dry suburbs
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