Red Tuesday Bushfire
1st February 1898
Where and when did this happen?
The Red Tuesday bushfires took place on 1 February 1898 in South Gippsland, Victoria.
How bad was the damage?
The bushfires claimed 12 lives, destroyed over 2,000 buildings and affected about 15,000 people, leaving 2,500 homeless.
A total area of 2,600 square kilometres of bushland and farmland was destroyed by the fires.