1974–75 Australian bushfire season
| 1974–75 Australian bushfire season | |
|---|---|
The area burnt in the inland fires of 1974-1975 | |
| Date(s) | October 1974 – February 1975 |
| Location | |
| Statistics | |
| Total area | 117 million hectares (290 million acres) |
| Impacts | |
| Deaths | 6 |
| Livestock losses | 57,000 |
| Structures destroyed | 10,200 kilometres (6,300 mi) of fencing |
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The 1974–75 Australian bushfire season is a series of bushfires, also known around the world as wildfires, that burned across Australia. Fires that summer burned up an estimated 117 million hectares (290 million acres; 1,170,000 square kilometres; 450,000 square miles). Approximately 15% of Australia's land mass suffered "extensive fire damage" including parts of New South Wales, the Northern Territory, Queensland, South Australia and Western Australia.