Australia Day Party Raises over US$1,600 (AUS$3,200) for Sydney Bushfire Fund
New York City, Monday, January 28th, 2002.
An unusually warm winter night brought out the best in New York's Australian
contingent, as over 350 revelers filled Dewey's Flatiron Bar to support the
NSW Bushfire Benefit on Australia Day, Saturday January 26th. The event,
hosted by the New York Magpies Australian Rules Football Club, raised
US$1,690 (approx. AUS$3,280) to help those affected by the bushfires that
devastated vast areas around Sydney.