The largest <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bushfires_in_Australia" id="mwbQ" rel="mw:WikiLink" title="Bushfires in Australia">Australian bushfires</a> in a populous region in recorded history <a class="mw-redirect" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Black_Thursday_(1851)" id="mwbg" rel="mw:WikiLink" title="Black Thursday (1851)">take place</a> in the state of <a class="mw-redirect" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Victoria_(Australia)" id="mwbw" rel="mw:WikiLink" title="Victoria (Australia)">Victoria</a>.