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2003

259 Vic Towns suffer mandatory water restrictions - 31 Jan

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Across Victorian, 259 towns are now suffering mandatory water restrictions. Supplies to Broadford and Springhurst are being supplemented by water cartage. Some districts register monthly rainfall totals among the driest 10% of Januarys in history.

Read about water restrictions in Melbourne in 1939 in the Newspaper section

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