Melbourne, Jan. 15. One of the blackest weeks in the history of the State of Victoria has ended with huge areas of once fertile land turned into smoking deserts by bush fires.
Dozens of townships have been destroyed, and fire fighters are faced with the hopeless certainty that the fires will continue indefinitely, as there is no hope of rain.
Victims of the fires now number 63 and the damage is estimated at £1,500,000.
In Melbourne, the smoke is like a thick fog and fire fighters end doctors are rushing food and medical supplies to the countryfolk.—Reuter.
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