Heard the Australian saying "beyond the black stump" - well here's the black stump, in Kinglake National Park, after the 2009 Black Saturday fires.

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Lots of people would be familiar with the expression "back of beyond" - but in Australia that translates to "beyond the black stump" and here it is!

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Size: 2832px × 4256px
Location: Kinglake National Park in Victoria, Australia
Photo credit: © GPNaturePhotos / Alamy / Afripics
License: Royalty Free
Model Released: No

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