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Newspaper
Horsham Times
Location
Horsham, Victoria, Australia
Date
Jan 13, 1939
Page
9
A letter to the editor from Wartook urges Horsham Town Council to act on pollution in Wartook water used for irrigation. The writer criticizes holidaymakers swimming in the stream and calls for hygiene measures, noting the stream’s diversion for irrigation and the need for council action at the popular resort.
Victoria faced its driest year on record with rainfall well below normal across most divisions. January and February were modest, March dry, and spring very dry with low readings at ten northern stations. Gippsland saw some flood rains in mid April, while June and July brought better totals but eastern regions stayed dry. Wheat yields were the lowest since 1914, stock feed scarce, and frosts and dust storms occurred across several months. Temperatures ran 2 to 4 degrees above normal in most areas, with February notably cool in the north and west.
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