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Black Thursday 1850 The Track of Death

Courtesy of State Library of New South Wales | Out of copyright

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Date

1850

Artist

William Strutt (1825-1915)

Collection

State Library of New South Wales

Image Link

https://search.sl.nsw.gov.au/permalink/f/15rjecp/ADLIB110315047

Image Licence

Out of copyright

Image Credit

Courtesy of State Library of New South Wales

Location

Victoria, Australia

Country

Tags

Disasters
People
Horses

Category

People & Society

TWW Comment

The state of Victoria was devastated by the Black Thursday bushfires in 1851, partly as a result of intense drought the year before. Twelve people died along with millions of livestock and wild animals. This picture is presumably misdated by the artist to 1850.

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