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What year did ash Wednesday bushfires kill 72 people in Victoria and south australia?
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To my calcultation the year was 1921 in the late 1000
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What was the loss of life during the Ash Wednesday bushfires?
The Ash Wednesday bushfires, which occurred in Australia's summer in 1983, killed a total of 75 people. This included 47 people in Victoria, among them seventeen volunteer firefighters, and another 28 people in South Australia.
How many people were killed in the Ash Wednesday fires?
The Ash Wednesday bushfires, which occurred in Australia's summer in 1983, killed a total of 75 people. This included 47 people in Victoria, among them seventeen volunteer firefighters, and another 28 people in South Australia.
What were the worst fires in Australia?
1. The February 2009 "Black Saturday" bushfires in Victoria which, to date, have reached a death toll of 210. 2. The February 1983 "Ash Wednesday" bushfires had a combined death toll of 75 for South Australia and Victoria. 3. The January 1939 "Black Friday" bushfires in Victoria, which saw 71 deaths. 4. The January 2005 bushfires on the Eyre Peninsula in South Australia, which claimed 9 lives.
What happened on January 13 1939?
Black Friday: 71 people die across Victoria in one of Australia's worst ever bushfires.
How many people were injured this Black Friday?
The Black Friday bushfires which occurred in Victoria, Australia on 13 January 1939 killed 71 people.
In one town how many people died in ash Wednesday?
In Australia's Ash Wednesday bushfires of February 1983, the highest death toll in any one area was 21 people who were killed in the Belgrave Heights and Upper Beaconsfield areas, southeast of Melbourne.
How many people were killed in Black Friday in Victoria in 1939?
The 1939 Black Friday bushfires in Victoria killed 71 people.
How common are bushfires in Australia?
Bushfires in Australia are very common during summer. However, bushfires like the massive Black Saturday fires across Victoria in February 2009, which killed almost 200 people, only occur every few decades. Prior to Black Saturday, the worst fires were Ash Wednedsay (1983) and Black Friday (1939). In between, there have been some deadly bushfires that killed a smaller number of people (Canberra 2003; Eyre Peninsula 2005). In other years, many areas may be threatened by bushfires, particularly in the south and over in Western Australia, leading to huge property losses.
What natural disasters occur in Australia?
In order i have the top 10 natural but worst disasters in Australia-1. Cyclone Mahira in18992. Victoria Bushfires in 20093. Gundagai floods in 18524. Ash Wednesday in 19835. Black Friday in 19396. Cyclone Tracy in 19747. Tasmaian Bushfires in 19678. Hunter Valley Floods in 19559. Brisbane floods in 197410. Newcastle earthquake in 1989Hope this helped you with whatever you are doing or researching!!!!!!!!
What time did the Black Saturday bushfires start?
"Black Saturday" marked the start of massive bushfires in Victoria, Australia, which eventually killed 173. The fires began on 7 February 2009, and continued for almost five weeks. On 12 March Victorian authorities announced that the last of the worst bushfires which caused the most death and devastation were under control. However, smaller fires continued, controlled, for many months after that.
What was the impact of the Ash Wednesday bushfires on the environment?
1. Many eucalyptus trees were destroyed during the fires. 2. In Victoria that worst affected areas were the Dandenong Ranges east of Melbourne, the Macedon area northwest of Melbourne and the Mt Lofty Ranges east of Adelaide. 3. Victoria and south-eastern South Australia were affected by the fires 4. The estimated cost of damage was around $324 million dollars.
How many people can get killed in a bushfire?
Bushfires are fast and intense, and can engulf whole towns very quickly. As a result, dozens can be killed in a town at any one time. For example, the Victorian "Black Saturday" bushfires which began on 7 February 2009 killed a known total of 173 people - Australia's worst ever bushfire toll to date.
