| 1967 "Black Tuesday" Tasmanian Bushfires | |
|---|---|
 Burnt hills from Princes St, Sandy Bay, Hobart | |
| Date(s) | 7 February 1967 |
| Location | Throughout Tasmania |
| Statistics | |
| Burned area | 2,642.7 square kilometres (653,025 acres) |
| Impacts | |
| Deaths | 64[1] |
| Non-fatal injuries | 900+ |
| Structures destroyed | 1,293 houses |
| Damage | A$101,000,000 |
| Ignition | |
| Cause | heat wave, back-burning, arson |
The 1967 Tasmanian fires were an Australian natural disaster which occurred on 7 February 1967, an event which came to be known as the Black Tuesday bushfires. They were the most deadly bushfires that Tasmania has ever experienced, leaving 64 people dead, 900 injured and over seven thousand homeless.[2][3][4][1]
- ^ a b Beavis, Laura (7 February 2017). "Black Tuesday bushfires: Two more Tasmanians officially recognised as victims of 1967 blaze". ABC News. Australian Broadcasting Corporation. Retrieved 23 November 2023.
- ^ Price, Nic (6 February 2007). "Four decades after Black Tuesday, top firefighter warns..." The Examiner. Fairfax Media. Retrieved 5 June 2015.
- ^ Whitaker, p. 134.
- ^ Whitaker, p. 141.