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In the days preceding the fires, Melbourne experienced some of its hottest temperatures on record: 43.8 °C (110.8 °F) on January 8 and 44.7 °C (112.4 °F) on January 10. On January 13, the day of the fires, the mercury reached 45.6 °C (114.1 °F), the hottest day recorded in Melbourne history (the Black Thursday fires of February 6, 1851 reported temperatures of around 117 °F or 47 °C). The hottest day since was January 25, 2003, with a maximum temperature of 44.1 °C or 111.3 °F.[1] Melbournes Yarra River is a popular area for walking, jogging, cycling, rowing and for relaxing on the banks with a picnic Melbourne (pronounced ) is the second most populous city in Australia, with a metropolitan area population of approximately 3. ...
January 8 is the 8th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ...
January 10 is the 10th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ...
January 13 is the 13th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ...
February 6 is the 37th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. ...
1851 (MDCCCLI) was a common year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Friday of the 12-day-slower Julian calendar). ...
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The summer of 1938–39 had been hot and dry, and several fires had broken out. By early January, fires were burning in a number of locations across the state. Then, on Friday January 13, a strong northerly wind hit the state, causing several of the fires to combine into one massive front. Year 1938 (MCMXXXVIII) was a common year starting on Saturday (link will take you to calendar). ...
1939 (MCMXXXIX) was a common year starting on Sunday (link will take you to calendar). ...
January 13 is the 13th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ...
The most damage was felt in the mountain and alpine areas, as well as the Otway and Yarra Ranges. The Acheron, Tanjil and Thomson Valleys, as well as the Grampians, were also hit. Five townships – Hill End, Narbethong, Nayook West, Noojee, Woods Point – were completely destroyed, and not all were rebuilt afterwards. The towns of Omeo, Pomonal, Warrandyte (though this is now a suburb of Melbourne, it was not in 1939) and Yarra Glen were also badly damaged. Otway is a national park in Victoria (Australia), 162 km southwest of Melbourne. ...
The Shire of Yarra Ranges is a Local Government Area in Victoria, Australia. ...
The Pinnacle offers stunning views of the surrounding park, this photograph just one example. ...
Noojee is a town in the Gippsland region of Victoria (Australia). ...
Woods Point is a small town in Victoria, Australia. ...
Location of Omeo in Victoria (red) Omeo (37°05′S 147°35′E) is a town in Victoria, Australia, located on the Great Alpine Road, east of Mount Hotham, in the East Gippsland Shire. ...
Warrandyte is an outlying semi-rural suburb in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 24km east-north-east of the Melbourne central business district. ...
Melbournes Yarra River is a popular area for walking, jogging, cycling, rowing and for relaxing on the banks with a picnic Melbourne (pronounced ) is the second most populous city in Australia, with a metropolitan area population of approximately 3. ...
1939 (MCMXXXIX) was a common year starting on Sunday (link will take you to calendar). ...
Yarra Glen is a suburb in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. ...
Ash from the fires fell as far away as New Zealand. The fires came under control two days later, when rain fell on the night of Sunday the 15th.
The subsequent Royal Commission, under Judge L.E.B Stretton, attributed blame for the fires to careless burning, such as for campfires and land clearing. It made a number of recommendations to improve forest management and safety, such as the construction of fire towers and access trails. It also encouraged the creation of a regime of supervised burning, which still exists today.
The fires contributed directly to the passing of the Forests Act, which gave the Forests Commission responsibility for forest fire protection on public land. They were also a key factor in the founding of the Country Fire Authority in 1944. The Country Fire Authority, or CFA, is the name of the fire service that provides fire fighting and other emergency services to all of the country areas and regional townships within the state of Victoria, Australia, as well as large portions of the outer suburban areas and growth corridors of...
Year 1944 (MCMXLIV) was a leap year starting on Saturday. ...
The environmental effects from the fires continued for many years, and some of the burnt, dead trees still remain today. Large amounts of animal habitat were destroyed. In affected areas, the soil took decades to recover from the damage of the fires. In some areas, water supplies were contaminated for some years afterwards, due to ash and debris washing into catchment areas.
Comparison with other major Australian bushfires
Considered in terms of both loss of property and loss of life, the 1939 fires were one of the worst disasters to have occurred in Australia, and certainly the worst bushfire, up to that time. More lives were lost than during the later 1967 Tasmanian fires, when 62 people died. Only during the subsequent 1983 Ash Wednesday bushfires in Victoria and South Australia, which claimed 75 lives, have more lives been lost due to bushfires. 1939 (MCMXXXIX) was a common year starting on Sunday (link will take you to calendar). ...
The 1967 Tasmanian fires were an Australian natural disaster which occurred on 7 February 1967, an event which became known as the Black Tuesday bushfires. ...
1983 (MCMLXXXIII) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ...
The Ash Wednesday fires were a series of bushfires which occurred on February 16, 1983 in south-east Australia, resulting in a natural disaster. ...
Motto: Peace and Prosperity Other Australian states and territories Capital Melbourne Governor HE Mr John Landy Premier Steve Bracks (ALP) Area 237,629 km² (6th) - Land 227,416 km² - Water 10,213 km² (4. ...
Capital Adelaide Government Constitutional monarchy Governor Marjorie Jackson-Nelson Premier Mike Rann (ALP) Federal representation - House seats 11 - Senate seats 12 Gross State Product (2004-05) - Product ($m) $59,819 (5th) - Product per capita $38,838/person (7th) Population (End of March 2005) - Population 1,540,200 (5th) - Density 1. ...
See also - Book: Forests of Ash by Tom Griffiths, published in 2002
This is a list of disasters in Australia sorted by death toll. ...
The Ash Wednesday fires were a series of bushfires which occurred on February 16, 1983 in south-east Australia, resulting in a natural disaster. ...
Grass fire at Willunga. ...
The Country Fire Authority, or CFA, is the name of the fire service that provides fire fighting and other emergency services to all of the country areas and regional townships within the state of Victoria, Australia, as well as large portions of the outer suburban areas and growth corridors of...
The New South Wales Rural Fire Service (RFS) is a volunteer firefighting service and is responsible for providing fire protection to over 90% of the geographical area of the state of New South Wales in Australia. ...
References - Southern, Vic: Bushfires. EMA Disasters Database. Retrieved on October 11, 2005.
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