Image: Frank Hall surveys the remains of his apple packing shed, which was gutted in a few minutes by the fire at Southport.

In the 56 years after the catastrophic bushfires of 1967, the Huon Valley News remembers the reporting and capturing of history during this period.

On Tuesday, February 7, 1967, the Black Tuesday bushfires swept through southern Tasmania, with high temperatures, strong winds and an abundance of forest litter and attempts at back burning, leading to what is now recorded as Tasmania’s deadliest bushfire.

Over 60 deaths occurred around the state while a total of 1293 houses were lost to the blazes, with the Huon News stating on Wednesday, February 8, 1967, that particularly hard-hit areas in the Valley included Wattle Grove and Garden Island Creek in Cygnet, a portion of Glen Huon Road, North Franklin, Pelverata, Bennetts and Scotts Road in Geeveston and Southport.