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On Ash Wednesday in 1980 (20 February) during a virtually rainless summer after a very wet spring in 1979, bushfires swept through the Adelaide Hills in South Australia, destroying 51 houses. [16] These fires were referred to as "Ash Wednesday" until the 1983 fires, which became notorious nationwide.
1984-85 Australian bushfire season: NSW in 1984-85, 3,500,000 hectares (8,600,000 acres) were burnt, four lives were lost, 40,000 livestock were killed and $40m damage to property was caused (RFS 2003a). 1982-1983 Australian bushfire season: The Ash Wednesday fires of 16 February 1983 caused severe damage in Victoria and South Australia. In ...
This is a list of major bushfires in Australia. The list contains individual bushfires and bushfire seasons that have resulted in fatalities, or bushfires that have burned in excess of 5,000 hectares (12,000 acres), or was significant for its damage to particular Australian landmarks.
16 February – The Ash Wednesday bushfires in Victoria and South Australia claim the lives of 72 people and destroys over 2,000 homes in one of Australia's worst ever fires. 21 February – The Australian Council of Trade Unions (ACTU) endorses the prices and income accord drawn up jointly with the Australian Labor Party.
1983 - 16 February "Ash Wednesday" (47 in Victoria) 1962 - 14–16 January (33 deaths) 1969 - 8 January ... Bushfires in Australia; 2015–16 Australian bushfire season;
1983 1983 Regional, Australian Capital Territory Bushfires Dead= Injured= Affected= Homeless= Est Cost=$0M resources - EMA Disasters database 1986 1986 Region, South Australia Bushfire Dead= Injured=13 Affected= Homeless= Est Cost=$0M
Three years later on 16 February 1983, about 180 fires in an event known as the Ash Wednesday bushfires caused widespread destruction across parts of South Australia and Victoria, burning an area of 3.74 million acres (1.51 million hectares; 15,100 square kilometres; 5,840 square miles) of bushland and exceeding the loss of 75 people. The ...
The first Ash Wednesday fires were a series of bushfires that began in the Adelaide Hills, South Australia, on Ash Wednesday, 20 February 1980. [1] 51 homes and 25 other buildings were destroyed, including the Anglican Christ Church, Longwood, [2] and 75 farms were affected. 40 people were injured, with 150 left homeless.