The town came under serious threat during the Black Friday bushfires in 1939 , residents saw the fire cross from Mt Gorden to Mount Margaret . At that time only one house in Marysville belonging to Stan Postlethwaite was destroyed . The No. 1 Mill 5 miles from Marysville was destroyed and the town of Narbethong was wiped out . The Ash Wednesday bushfires of 1983 also came close to Marysville but burnt around the town and caused no damage to property
Black Friday bushfires
Black Friday bushfires
Marysville, Victoria