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2015 Pinery bushfire, the Glossary

The 2015 Pinery bushfire was a bushfire that burned from 25 November to 2 December 2015, and primarily affected the Lower Mid North and west Barossa Valley regions immediately north of Gawler in the Australian state of South Australia.^[1]

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Adelaide Plains Council

The Adelaide Plains Council (formerly the District Council of Mallala) is a local government area in South Australia.

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Agricultural machinery

Agricultural machinery relates to the mechanical structures and devices used in farming or other agriculture.

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Alpaca

The alpaca (Lama pacos) is a species of South American camelid mammal.

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Atmospheric pressure

Atmospheric pressure, also known as air pressure or barometric pressure (after the barometer), is the pressure within the atmosphere of Earth.

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Australia

Australia, officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands.

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Australian Broadcasting Corporation

The Australian Broadcasting Corporation (ABC), is the national broadcaster of Australia.

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Australian dollar

The Australian dollar (sign: $; code: AUD; also abbreviated A$ or sometimes AU$ to distinguish it from other dollar-denominated currencies; and also referred to as the dollar or Aussie dollar) is the official currency and legal tender of Australia, including all of its external territories, and three independent sovereign Pacific Island states: Kiribati, Nauru, and Tuvalu.

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Avon, South Australia

Avon is a locality, former rail siding and former township between Bowmans and Long Plains in the Mid North region of South Australia.

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Balaklava, South Australia

The town of Balaklava (population 2048, postcode 5461) is located in South Australia, 92 kilometres north of Adelaide in the Mid North region.

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Barabba, South Australia

Barabba is a locality in the Mid North region of South Australia, between Mallala and Hamley Bridge on the north bank of the Light River.

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Barley

Barley (Hordeum vulgare), a member of the grass family, is a major cereal grain grown in temperate climates globally.

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Barossa Valley

The Barossa Valley (Barossa German: Barossa Tal) is a valley in South Australia located northeast of Adelaide city centre.

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Bowls

Bowls, also known as lawn bowls or lawn bowling, is a sport.

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Bureau of Meteorology

The Bureau of Meteorology (BOM or BoM) is an executive agency of the Australian Government responsible for providing weather services to Australia and surrounding areas.

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Bushfires in Australia

Bushfires in Australia are a widespread and regular occurrence that have contributed significantly to shaping the nature of the continent over millions of years.

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Cereal

A cereal is a grass cultivated for its edible grain.

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Chickpea

The chickpea or chick pea (Cicer arietinum) is an annual legume of the family Fabaceae, subfamily Faboideae.

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Clare and Gilbert Valleys Council

The Clare and Gilbert Valleys Council is a local government area located in the Yorke and Mid North region of South Australia.

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Cold front

A cold front is the leading edge of a cooler mass of air at ground level that replaces a warmer mass of air and lies within a pronounced surface trough of low pressure.

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The Country Fire Authority (CFA) is a volunteer fire service responsible for fire suppression, rescues, and response to other accidents and hazards across most of the state Victoria, Australia.

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Crop

A crop is a plant that can be grown and harvested extensively for profit or subsistence.

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Daveyston, South Australia

Daveyston is a small town in the northern Barossa Valley region of South Australia.

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Dust storm

A dust storm, also called a sandstorm, is a meteorological phenomenon common in arid and semi-arid regions.

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Dutton, South Australia

Dutton is a settlement in South Australia.

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Eudunda

Eudunda is a town in the Mid North region of South Australia, situated 110 kilometres northeast of Adelaide in the Regional Council of Goyder.

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Fairfax Media was a media company in Australia and New Zealand, with investments in newspaper, magazines, radio and digital properties.

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Firefighter

A firefighter (or fire fighter) is a first responder trained in firefighting, primarily to control and extinguish fires that threaten life and property, as well as to rescue persons from confinement or dangerous situations.

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Firefighting apparatus

A firefighting apparatus (North American English) or firefighting appliance (UK English) describes any vehicle that has been customized for use during firefighting operations.

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Fodder

Fodder, also called provender, is any agricultural foodstuff used specifically to feed domesticated livestock, such as cattle, rabbits, sheep, horses, chickens and pigs.

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Freeling, South Australia

Freeling is a small town in South Australia, about 60 km north of Adelaide.

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Gawler

Gawler is the oldest country town on the Australian mainland in the state of South Australia.

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Government of South Australia

The Government of South Australia, also referred to as the South Australian Government or the SA Government, is the executive branch of the state of South Australia.

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Grace Plains, South Australia

Grace Plains is a rural locality in South Australia on the northern Adelaide Plains about north of the state capital of Adelaide.

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Greenock, South Australia

Greenock is a small town on the north-west edge of the Barossa Valley.

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Hamley Bridge, South Australia

Hamley Bridge is a community in South Australia located at the junction of the Gilbert and Light rivers, as well as the site of a former railway junction.

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Hewett, South Australia

Hewett is a Northern suburb of Gawler in South Australia and at the most northern part of the Adelaide Metropolitan Region.

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High-pressure area

A high-pressure area, high, or anticyclone, is an area near the surface of a planet where the atmospheric pressure is greater than the pressure in the surrounding regions.

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Horrocks Highway

Horrocks Highway is a major north–south arterial route through regional South Australia, between Quorn in the Flinders Ranges, and Gawler, on the north-eastern fringe of suburban Adelaide.

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Kapunda

Kapunda is a town on the Light River near the Barossa Valley in South Australia.

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Landline (TV series)

Landline is an Australian national rural issues television program broadcast on ABC Television since 1991.

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Lentil

The lentil (Vicia lens or Lens culinaris) is an edible legume.

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Light Regional Council

Light Regional Council is a local government area north of Adelaide in South Australia.

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Light River (South Australia)

The Light River (Kaurna: Yarralinka), commonly called the River Light, is a seasonal and significant river in the Mid North region of the Australian state of South Australia named for early surveyor William Light.

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List of Australian bushfire seasons

This is a list of specific seasons of bushfires in Australia including some significant bushfire events from each season.

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Magdala, South Australia

Magdala (sometimes erroneously spelled Magdalla) is a former settlement and current locality about 20 km north of Gawler in South Australia.

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Major trauma

Major trauma is any injury that has the potential to cause prolonged disability or death.

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Mallala, South Australia

Mallala is a locality in the Australian state of South Australia about north of the state capital of Adelaide.

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Marrabel, South Australia

Marrabel is a township and locality beside the Light River in South Australia's Mid North.

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Mean

A mean is a numeric quantity representing the center of a collection of numbers and is intermediate to the extreme values of a set of numbers.

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Mid North

The Mid North is a region of South Australia, north of the Adelaide Plains and south of the Far North and the outback.

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Mount Lofty Ranges

The Mount Lofty Ranges are a range of mountains in the Australian state of South Australia which for a small part of its length borders the east of Adelaide.

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Nain, South Australia

Nain is a settlement west of Greenock in the northern Barossa Valley region of South Australia.

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News Corp Australia

News Corp Australia is an Australian media conglomerate and wholly owned subsidiary of the American News Corp.

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Nuriootpa, South Australia

Nuriootpa is a town in South Australia and the major commercial centre of the Barossa Valley, about an hour's drive north of the state capital, Adelaide.

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Owen, South Australia

Owen (postcode 5460) is a rural community in the heart of the Adelaide Plains.

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Pinery, South Australia

Pinery is a locality in South Australia's lower Mid North.

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Pinkerton Plains, South Australia

Pinkerton Plains is a locality in the Mid North of South Australia, Australia.

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Rapeseed oil

Close-up of canola blooms Canola flower Rapeseed oil is one of the oldest known vegetable oils.

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Redbanks, South Australia

Redbanks is a town and locality in South Australia's lower Mid North.

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Riverton, South Australia

Riverton is a small town in the Mid North of South Australia, in the Gilbert Valley.

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Roseworthy, South Australia

Roseworthy is a small town in South Australia, about 10 km north of Gawler on the Horrocks Highway.

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RSPCA

The Royal Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (RSPCA) is a charity operating in England and Wales which promotes animal welfare.

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Rural area

In general, a rural area or a countryside is a geographic area that is located outside towns and cities.

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South Australia

South Australia (commonly abbreviated as SA) is a state in the southern central part of Australia.

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South Australian Country Fire Service

The South Australian Country Fire Service (SACFS, commonly abbreviated as CFS) is a volunteer based fire service in the Australian state of South Australia.

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St Johns, South Australia

St Johns is a locality southeast of Kapunda in the northern Barossa Valley, South Australia.

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Stockport, South Australia

Stockport is a small town north of Adelaide and south of Tarlee in South Australia.

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Sturt Highway

Sturt Highway is an Australian national highway in New South Wales, Victoria, and South Australia.

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Tarlee, South Australia

Tarlee is a town in South Australia.

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Templers, South Australia

Templers (postcode 5371) is a small town on the Horrocks Highway north of Gawler, South Australia.

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The Advertiser (Adelaide)

The Advertiser is a daily tabloid format newspaper based in the city of Adelaide, South Australia.

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The Herald and Weekly Times

The Herald and Weekly Times Pty Ltd (HWT) is a newspaper publishing company based in Melbourne, Australia.

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Thiele Highway

Thiele Highway is a road in South Australia connecting the outskirts of Adelaide to the north-west bend of the River Murray at Morgan, South Australia.

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