Longreach, Queensland, September-December 1918

Saltern Creek bushfire, 1918

Name: Bushfire - Saltern Creek
Start: 1918-09-16
End: 1918-12-31
Location: QLD

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5 Fatalities

Between 16 September and the end of December 1918, bushfires impacted Charleville, Blackall, Barcaldine, Hughenden and Longreach.

Five lives were lost near Saltern Creek.

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Sources

Council of Australian Government, National inquiry on bushfire mitigation and management: Appendix D: Fire history in Australia, website viewed 28 April 2011.