Lara Bushfires
January 8 1969 Across Victoria, 280 fires were ignited on January 8th,1969. Strong winds helped 12 grass fires of the 280 fires burn 250,000 hectares of land. The areas that were affected the most were Lara, Daylesford, Dulgana, Yea, Darraweit, Kangaroo Flat and Korongvale. A total of 23 lives were lost, 230 houses and 21 other buildings were destroyed, and 12,000 livestock died. |
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