Two Deaths Thu. Jan. 14 1932. “Charleville again experienced extreme heat to-day, the temperature reaching 120 deg.” 120deg. f. = 48.8 deg. Celsius
TWO DEATHS. (1932, January 14). The Central Queensland Herald (Rockhampton, Qld. : 1930 – 1956), p. 33. Retrieved July 11, 2020, from https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/70545422/6889982#
TWO DEATHS.
BRISBANE, January 12.
Two deaths have been reported as a result of the heat wave, which still holds the entire State in its grip.
John Edwards, an old age pensioner, collapsed and died at Quilpie and a seven year old boy named O’Neill succumbed at Emerald.
Charleville again experienced extreme heat to-day, the temperature reaching 120 deg. Many persons were affected.
At Emerald the thermometer was over 110.
A man named G. Finney was struck by lightning at Cooroy last night. He was half-stunned and paralysed for some time, but recovered later.
Stanthorpe, which is known as the coolest spot in Queensland, is also experiencing great heat. On Sunday the temperature of 101.8 was the highest ever recorded there. Many other centres report temperatures well over the century.