The bush fire of 39 burnt down 1300 homes and 69 sawmills there was a total of 3700 building destroyed also.
Black Friday is, I believe, used to refer to serious bushfires in Australia which occurred on a Friday in 1939. These were not as serious as the recent catastrophic fires, but quite a number of people lost their lives, especially in the State of Victoria.
Lost on the Internet - 2012 Best of Black Friday Sales Stampedes and Balloon Fetishes 1-5 was released on: USA: 21 November 2012
The stock market crashed, banks closed, and millions lost everything they had in the crash.
The Little Lost Sheep - 1939 is rated/received certificates of: USA:Approved
Very few lost thier lives in 1939, most died in 1942.
Island of Lost Men - 1939 is rated/received certificates of: USA:Approved USA:Passed (National Board of Review)
Island of Lost Men was created on 1939-08-16.
Though this one day has millions of shoppers, stores still loose money due to their tremendous sales. Some stores make about 30-50 Billion on Black Friday, and though that may sound like alot, its less than what they would have gotten without the sales.
Legion of Lost Flyers - 1939 is rated/received certificates of: Sweden:15 USA:Approved USA:Passed (National Board of Review)
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Bank failures took potential investment capital away from America.
Haiti lost loads of buildings, water supplies, medicene and money. It also lost loads of people due to fallen buildings, and many thus were made homeless.