Major Victorian bushfires occurred on Black Thursday in 1851 , where an estimated 5 million hectares were burnt , followed by another blaze on Red Tuesday in February 1891 in South Gippsland when about 260,000 hectares were burnt , 12 people died and more than 2,000 buildings were destroyed . The deadly pattern continued with more major fires on Black Sunday on 14 February 1926 sees the tally rise to sixty lives being lost and widespread damage to farms , homes and forests . Once again in February 1932 , large fires burnt large areas of forest at Gilderoy , Noojee and Erica in where six people were killed
Black Thursday
Black Thursday bushfires
Forests Commission Victoria