Photograph, 1985

Historical information

Photograph of four men standing in a burnout area of land and trees. One man is dressed as a helmeted fire-fighter, vehicle is behind them.

A total of 111 fires started in Victoria on 14th January 1985 and took two weeks to bring under control. A major fire burned on Mt Buffalo, burning 51,400 hectares. Fire in Beechworth arrived via Woolshed and Eldorado in 1985/

Physical description

Black and white rectangular photograph printed on photographic paper

Inscriptions & markings

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1985 /

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