A grass fire which has burnt through about 600 hectares of stubble along the Newell Highway just north of Gurley has been contained by firefighters.
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NSW Rural Fire Service was alerted to the blaze at about 12.30pm on Wednesday, December 2.
The fire was burning in stubble along the Newell Highway, approximately 6 kilometres north of Gurley and 18 kilometres south of Moree.
Firefighters worked to contain the blaze by 2.40pm, with assistance from waterbombing aircraft.
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Crews will continue to mop up and patrol the fire ground on Wednesday afternoon to ensure there are no flare-ups.
A NSW RFS spokesperson said the fire burnt through approximately 600 hectares of stubble. No homes or structures were damaged in the blaze.
