1925–26 Victorian bushfire season

Series of bushfires in Victoria, Australia February 2013 1925–26 Victorian bushfire season Victoria, Australia January – March 1926 30 700 1000 August 2019 A series of major bushfires occurred between 26 January and 10 March 1926 in the state of Victoria in Australia. An accurate tally of those killed remains elusive. Initial assessments varied between 30 and 60, but the official figure given by the State government's relief fund later in November 1926 put the toll at 30.Weekly Times 6 November 1926 BUSH FIRE FUND. Money Wisely Spent https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/223845607 Its reported that 700 people were injured, and 1000 buildings and 390,000 ha were destroyed across the south-east of the state.SE Victoria (incl Gippsland & Dandenongs): Bushfires EMA Disasters Database Emergency Management Australia http://www.ema.gov.au/ema/emadisasters.nsf/6a1bf6b4b60f6f05ca256d1200179a5b/a39f994591abb864ca256d3300057c2e?OpenDocument&Highlight=0,bushfires 2009-06-16 June 2017 InternetArchiveBot yes On 14 February, later referred to as Black Sunday, bushfires swept across Gippsland, the Yarra Valley, the Dandenong Ranges and the Kinglake area.Black Sunday Australian Screen http://australianscreen.com.au/titles/black-sunday/clip1 2009-06-16 https://web.archive.org/web/20090414171840/http://australianscreen.com.au/titles/black-sunday/clip1/ 14 April 2009 live The fires had originated in State forest areas on 26 January, but wind gusts of up to 97 km per hour led to the joining of the fire fronts on 14 February. 30 deaths were recorded including 14 at Worlley’s Mill in Gilderoy, 6 at Big Pats Creek and 2 at Powelltown. Other affected settlements included Noojee, Erica and Kinglake, where St Mary's Church and Thompson's Hotel were amongst the buildings spared. Mass as usual for St Mary's Kinglake parish Catholic Archdiocese of Melbourne http://www.cam.org.au/recovery-newsletter/mass-as-usual-for-st-marys-kinglake-parish.html 16 June 2009 https://web.archive.org/web/20110415122341/http://www.cam.org.au/recovery-newsletter/mass-as-usual-for-st-marys-kinglake-parish.html 15 April 2011 dead dmy-all1926 Thompson's Hotel Kinglake after Bush fire Picture Victoria 5 October 2005 http://www.pictures.libraries.vic.gov.au/site/yarra_plenty/eltlhpic/14310.html 2009-06-16 https://web.archive.org/web/20090621220441/http://www.pictures.libraries.vic.gov.au/site/yarra_plenty/eltlhpic/14310.html 21 June 2009 live References Victoria (state) 1925 Category:1920s fires in Oceania Category:1925 fires Category:1925 in the environment Category:1926 fires Category:1926 in the environment Category:1920s in Victoria (state) Category:1920s wildfires Category:1925 in Australia Category:1926 in Australia Category:1926 disasters in Australia Category:1925 disasters in Australia