atv-10 Eyewitness News 1983 on Melbourne dust storm & heatwave

aired on channel 10's eyewitness news Melbourne. 8th February 1983. end of the dust storm report and all or most of the Melbourne heatwave report (new record of 43 degrees) from channel 10 eyewitness news. the tragic Ash Wednesday bushfires in Victoria and South Australia followed not long after.

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[nupthatisit]

This was 8th February 1983, I remember that because it was my 12th birthday as well as being my first day in Year 7 at my new school. The storm hit during last period, which was French and we all thought a nuclear bomb had dropped. It took ages to get home because the dust got in the electrics of the train, and there were heaps of cancellations. And by the time I got home I couldn't go for a swim because the pool was literally orange from the dust.

[gonadsftw]

@nupthatisit whereabouts in melbourne? thanks for the date of the storm

[lancemckellar]

gonadsftw thanx for this, I was looking at a film of the Broken Hill dustorm in 2007 earlier this evening.

[gonadsftw]

@lancemckellar np mate

[b3108]

classic - thanks!

[vinorob]

I remember this well. I was working at the Park Royal Hotel in Lonsdale street and an American tourist, whose room I was delivering to asked "is this normal"?

I followed his gazed out the sixth storey window to see a tsunami of red dust sweeping across the city. the strange thing about that always struck me about it was it was coming from the south????

[borzabruz]

well we broke that record SMASHED it if u ask me

[rhedkrow]

I remember this dust storm, I grew up in melbourne from 1979 to 1985 (until we moved to perth) and we were stuck in our classroom (Altona Bay Catholic primary) and weren;'t allowed home until it died down. I remember a few dazed and confused birds flying into our classroom. My mum thought it was the end of the world, bless her. Us kids just thought it was great fun!!

[alkira001]

@nupthatisit i remember it too i was in grade 3 and i ran home from school.The front verandah was covered in red sand and the whole driveway.

[sabretoothed69]

ooooooooooooooo not climate change????

[nupthatisit]

@gonadsftw My school was in Toorak but we lived in Vermont South, hence having to get the train :)

[Bobman84]

@Boobdepot1977

Yeah, I'm sure you'd love to be stuck in a W class on a 40+ degree day.