QUEENSLAND. Brisbane, October 28. 1897 HEAT WAVE….107 deg F = 41.6 Celsius
QUEENSLAND. (1897, November 5). The Inquirer and Commercial News (Perth, WA : 1855 – 1901), p. 2. Retrieved October 31, 2020, from https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/66692725#
An abnormal wave of heat is passing over the colony, and in many places the thermometer registers 107deg. in the shade.