Man dies as estimated 40 properties lost to bushfires in Snowy Valleys

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Updated January 5 2020 - 9:55pm, first published 3:30pm

An estimated 40 properties were destroyed by bushfires that hit the Snowy Valleys hard on Saturday, resulting in the death of a man who was trying to defend a friend's property in Batlow.

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Blake Foden was a court reporter at The Canberra Times.

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