 Complete the following phrase:  The Ash Wednesday bushfires, known in South Australia as Ash Wednesday II, were a series of bushfires that occurred in south-eastern Australia on 16 February 1983, which was Ash Wednesday. Within twelve hours, more than 180 fires fanned by winds of up to 110 kmh 68 mph caused widespread destruction across the states of Victoria and South Australia. Years of severe drought and extreme weather combined to create one of Australias worst fire days in a century. The fires became the deadliest bushfire in Australian history until the 