1967 water truck

Fri.23.9.22 Melbourne 'Herald Sun'.
* THE year is 1967 and Ken Kelly is popping a sign onto the back of a water tanker to calm citygoers.
On November l4 of that year, wastewater from a South Melbourne paper mill was used for the first time by the city council in its attempt to save Melbourne’s 18 000 trees.
Five water tankers distributed the precious liquid, mainly to the big trees, across Melbourne’s parks and gardens.
The signs were attached to the back of the water tankers to assure Melburnians that none of their critical reservoir water was being used to douse the trees.
Sun News-Pictorial reported that many of the trees showed signs of wilting under the “near-century heat”, which would equate today to about 37C.
Council parks and gardens director Frank Keenan said that the trees would degenerate if “good rains did not fall in two weeks”.
In Melbourne and Adelaide, 1967 remains the driest year in more than 160 years of records, according to Bureau of Meteorology.
Mr Keenan said the 1.25 million gallons of water made available to the council every week — from factories and creeks — were inadequate to keep the trees in “first-class condition”.
But the water was still invaluable in keeping the trees alive, according to the council director.
“Every extra gallon we can obtain will help to boost the emergency supply and save the trees,” Mr Keenan said.
The drought lingered in southern and eastern Victoria until significant rainfall finally arrived in April 1968.
* I asked the bus driver: "How long will the next bus be?"
He replied: "The same length as this one."
Roderick
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