Red Tuesday bushfires
| Red Tuesday bushfires | |
|---|---|
|
Gippsland, Sunday night, February 20th, 1898 (John Longstaff) | |
| Location | South Gippsland, Victoria |
| Statistics | |
| Date(s) | 1 February 1898 |
| Burned area | 260,000 hectares |
| Fatalities | 12 |
The Red Tuesday bushfires took place on 1 February 1898 in South Gippsland, Victoria. The bushfires claimed 12 lives, destroyed over 2,000 buildings[1] and affected about 15,000 people, leaving 2,500 homeless.[2] A total area of 2,600 square kilometres (1,004 sq mi) of bushland and farmland was destroyed by the fires.[3]
References
- ↑ "Major Bushfires in Victoria". Department of Sustainability and Environment. Retrieved 15 November 2011.
- ↑ "South Gippsland, Victoria: Bushfires". EMA Disasters Database. Australian Government. Retrieved 24 May 2008.
- ↑ "Bushfire history". Victoria State Government. Retrieved 12 September 2015.
External links
- State Library of Victoria's Bushfires in Victoria Research Guide Guide to locating books, government reports, websites, statistics, newspaper reports and images about the Red Tuesday fires.
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