Red Tuesday
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| Red Tuesday | |
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 Gippsland, Sunday night, February 20th, 1898 (John Longstaff) |
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| Location | South Gippsland, Victoria |
| Date | February 1, 1898 |
| Burned area | 260,000 hectares |
| Fatalities | 12 |
The Red Tuesday bushfires took place on February 1, 1898 in South Gippsland, Victoria. The bushfires claimed 12 lives, destroyed about 2,000 buildings[1] and affected about 15,000 people, leaving 2,500 homeless.[2]
[edit] References
- ^ "Major Bushfires in Victoria", Department of Sustainability and Environment.
- ^ South Gippsland, Victoria: Bushfires. EMA Disasters Database. Australian Government. Retrieved on 2008-05-24.
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