Survivors remember Ash Wednesday fires four decades later

Former Cockatoo fire brigade captain stands at the Ash Wednesday memorial

Former Cockatoo fire brigade captain poses with the Ash Wednesday memorial Source: AAP

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Almost 40 years ago, one of the worst bushfires Australia has ever endured killed 75 people in Victoria and South Australia.

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