January 8 marks 50 years since the day more than 230 fires burnt across Victoria, resulting in 23 deaths

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Updated January 8 2019 - 10:18am, first published 4:30am

It was blistering, windy weather on the first total fire ban day of the year.

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Hayley Elg

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