Red Tuesday bushfires

The Red Tuesday bushfires occurred on 1 February 1898 in South Gippsland, Victoria, Australia. 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 260,000 hectares (640,000 acres) of bushland and farmland was destroyed by the fires.^[3]

Red Tuesday bushfires
Gippsland, on Sunday 20 February 1898 (Source:John Longstaff)
Date(s)	1 February 1898
Location	South Gippsland, Victoria, Australia
Statistics
Burned area	260,000 hectares (640,000 acres)
Impacts
Deaths	12
Structures destroyed	2,000

References

1. "Major Bushfires in Victoria". Department of Sustainability and Environment. Archived from the original on 22 March 2012. Retrieved 15 November 2011.
2. "South Gippsland, Victoria: Bushfires". EMA Disasters Database. Australian Government. 13 September 2006. Archived from the original on 13 February 2009. Retrieved 24 May 2008.
3. "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.