MELBOURNE SWELTERS
HIGH TEMPERATURES FOR CHRISTMAS COOL CHANGE BRINGS RELIEF (Rec. 8 a.m.) MELBOURNE, December 26, After the hottest Christmas period for four years—lo3.Bdeg. on Tuesday and 104.8 deg. to-day—Melbourne Had a cool change late this afternoon, when the wind, which had been blowing from the north, switched to the west, bringing welcome relief. The change also eased the dangers from bush fires, which were beginning to assume serious proportions in the hills near Melbourne and in various parts of Victoria. From a temperature of to4.Bdeg, at 3.20 p.m., the thermometer dropped swiftlv to 68.6 at 6 p.m. Adding to the discomfort of the heat, dost storms raged in some areas. The wind at times reached a velocity of 60 miles an hour, More than 30 bush fires were reported throughout Victoria hut no losses of life or property Imvc been reported although some fires wore being bi)rp|.v held in check hv firelighters when the change of the wind’saved the situation.
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Evening Star, Issue 25676, 27 December 1945, Page 5
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161MELBOURNE SWELTERS Evening Star, Issue 25676, 27 December 1945, Page 5
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