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Salient. Victoria University Student Newspaper. Vol 35 no. 14. 28 June 1972

Backyard Cloud

Backyard Cloud

The Zoology Department is polluting the campus atmosphere - literally and liberally Brown smoke pouring out of the departmen's chimney is apparently caused by the burning of coal to heat the building.

When the wind is in the right direction the valley between Rankine Brown and Easterfield is suffused with healthy (sic) perfumigating brown gas.

Zoo Department technicians are aware of the problem as sometimes corridors within the building are filled with the smoke. Noted ecologist Prof. Salmon, who happens to be head of the department, is apparently aware of the problem too. In fact he has taken photos of the smoke belching from the chimney. Unfortunately he was not around when we were investigating the smoke — he is still away at the environmental conference in Stockholm.