50th Anniversary of 1967 BushfiresPrint Page 
The plaque commemorates the 50th anniversary of the February 1967 bushfires.
The 1967 Tasmanian fires were an Australian natural disaster which occurred on 7 February 1967, an event which became known as the Black Tuesday bushfires. They were the most deadly bushfires that Tasmania has ever experienced, leaving 62 people dead, 900 injured and over seven thousand homeless.
In Middleton, many people including children were forced to stand in the water for hours while fires raged around them. All the churches, the General Store, the Community Hall and jetty were destroyed as were many homes and outbuildings
Location
| Address: | Channel Highway & Beach Road, Middleton, 7163 |
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| State: | TAS |
| Area: | AUS |
| GPS Coordinates: | Lat: -43.232317 Long: 147.253516 Note: GPS Coordinates are approximate. |
Details
| Monument Type: | Plaque |
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| Monument Theme: | Disaster |
| Sub-Theme: | Fire |
| Actual Event Start Date: | 07-February-1967 |
| Actual Event End Date: | 07-February-2017 |
Dedication
| Actual Monument Dedication Date: | Sunday 12th February, 2017 |
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Fifty years on, a community scarred by
tragedy has found a new vigour,
and is looking forward
with confidence to the future
Rededicated
by the Hon Lara Giddings MP
12. 02. 2017
