Black Thursday bushfires
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The Black Thursday bushfires were a devastating series of fires that swept the Port Phillip District in Australia, on 6 February 1851, burning up 5 million hectares, or about a quarter of the state's
Black Thursday, February 6th. 1851, as depicted by William Strutt in 1864
Burnt bases of Eucalyptus tenuiramis in dry sclerophyll forest
William Strutt (artist)
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Strutt was born in Teignmouth, Devon, England, and came from a family of artists. His grandfather, Joseph Strutt, was a well-known author and artist, his father, William Thomas Strutt, was a good mini
Black Thursday bushfires
…fierce, awful, and irresistible." — Andrew Garran (editor), Picturesque Atlas of Australasia, 1886 Black Thursday, February 6th. 1851, as depicted by William Strutt in 1864 Causes The Black Thursday bushfires were caused in part by an intense drought that occurred throughout 1850 when the continent suffered from…
Self portrait of Strutt, 1845
Robert O'Hara Burke, 1861, National Library of Australia
David's first victory, 1868, Art Gallery of New South Wales
Jerusalem pilgrims, 1872, Art Gallery of South Australia