List of disasters in Australia by death toll
- List of disasters in Australia by death toll
This is a list of disasters in Australia sorted by death toll. It generally excludes incidents attributed the impact of European colonisation on the indigenous population.
100 or more deaths
ignificant incidents resulting in fewer than 10 deaths
ignificant incidents of Australians being killed overseas
Excludes deaths attributable to war.
ee also
*List of shipwrecks
*Timeline of major crimes in Australia
*List of massacres of indigenous Australians
* List of Canadian disasters by death toll
*List of New Zealand disasters by death toll
*List of United Kingdom disasters by death toll
References
External links
* [http://www.ema.gov.au/ema/emaDisasters.nsf Emergency Management Australia Disasters Database]
* [http://www.parkweb.vic.gov.au/resources/14_0980.pdf Major bushfires in Victoria] (PDF)
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