A VICTORIAN HEAT WAVE.
DISASTROUS BUSH FIRES. Melbourne, January 24. The-hottest -day in the city since -1862 was experienced yesterday, when the thermometer registered no^degi in the shade. There is a heat wave over the State, accompanied by disastrous bush fires in every direction. The town of- Daylesford narrowly escaped being swept away. The fire is now raging along the outskirts, with a frontage of 10 miles. It is feared the whole country between Daylesford and Castlemaine is doomed unless the* wind abates. Many thousand" acres of grass, and in some cases crops, have been de-. stroyed. Shops and houses on the outskirts of - Daylesford were burnt, and one ma» lostf*is>life<m=saving his effects. . NEW SOUTH WALES ALSO > SUFFERS.
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Tuapeka Times, Volume XXXVIII, Issue 5335, 27 January 1906, Page 4
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118A VICTORIAN HEAT WAVE. Tuapeka Times, Volume XXXVIII, Issue 5335, 27 January 1906, Page 4
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