Australia remember bushfire victims

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Updated February 23, 2009 10:59:16

The victims of the devastating Victorian bushfires were remembered yesterday in services held across the nation ...

There were concerns over less-than-capacity crowd numbers at the largest memorial, held at Melbourne'sRod Laver Arena. However, officials say that may have been due to the huge crowd numbers predicted or because many people simply wanted to attend local memorial services.

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