On 16 February 1983 , Crafers was hard hit by the Ash Wednesday bushfires . Many homes adjacent to bushland on the western side of the suburb were destroyed as the fire came roaring out of Cleland Conservation Park , and the devastation would have been much worse if a change in weather had not occurred right when the township of Crafers itself was being threatened . A memorial on Mount Lofty Summit is dedicated to those in the Adelaide Hills who lost their lives that day
Ash Wednesday bushfires
Ash Wednesday bushfires
Crafers, South Australia