drought – Page 2 – Real Climate Records

Jul 16

Drought in the Wide Bay. 24 Jan 1919. “Ruin is staring them in the face. It is a sad picture.”

Drought in the Wide Bay. (1919, January 24). The Telegraph (Brisbane, Qld. : 1872 – 1947), p. 9. Retrieved July 16, […]

Jul 01

Shock Of Drought 14 Nov. 1944. “My inspection of the drought stricken areas filled me with alarm and distress.”

“Shock Of Drought” May Awaken Australia To Need For Action (1944, November 14). Daily Examiner (Grafton, NSW : 1915 – 1954), […]

Jun 07

Heat Waves Tues 7th Feb 1939. 07 Feb 1939. “The highest individual day was 115 on the 23rd. The concluding month of 1896 and the first two months of 1897 were hot. December, 1896, included two days of 114 and one of 110, and for five days on end, 30th January, 1897. to 3rd February, 1897, inclusive, the figures were: 104, 111, 116, 111 and 101. These figures included the hottest individual day (116, 46.6 Celsius on 1st February, 1897) so far as we have been able to ascertain, until last month, and they show an average for the five days of 108.6 daily.”

HEAT WAVES. (1939, February 7). The Riverine Grazier (Hay, NSW : 1873 – 1954), p. 2. Retrieved June 7, 2020, from https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/139812598?searchTerm=1900%20heat%20hot&searchLimits=# […]

May 29

The Climate Crisis Of 1896 Tony Heller

Tens of millions of people died around the world during 1896 from heat, drought, fires, tornadoes and floods. Atmospheric carbon […]

May 07

Damp prophet of doom. 24th August 2011. Never forget the damage caused by the global warming alarmist crank Tim Flannery.

http://quadrant.org.au/opinion/doomed-planet/2011/08/damp-prophet-of-doom/ The rain on Flannery’s parade “The only way in a democracy that a country can come to terms with […]

Feb 10

DRY TIME IN VICTORIA. 10 Feb 1939. Water Famine in Bendigo.

DRY TIME IN VICTORIA. (1939, February 10). The Riverine Grazier (Hay, NSW : 1873 – 1954), p. 2. Retrieved February 10, […]

Oct 27

IMAGINARY CHANGES OF CLIMATE. 10 Jan 1871.

IMAGINARY CHANGES OF CLIMATE. (1871, January 10). The Brisbane Courier (Qld. : 1864 – 1933), p. 4. Retrieved October 27, 2023, […]

Sep 26

THE HEAT OF THE SEASON. 19 Jan 1878. 127deg F = 52.7 Celsius. COWRA, Tuesday.—The weather during the past week has been intensely hot and dry. The thermometer has ranged from 105° to 115° in the shade, and up to 152° in the sun. The Lachlan River has now almost stopped running. Rain is urgently wanted.

THE HEAT OF THE SEASON. (1878, January 19). Clarence and Richmond Examiner and New England Advertiser (Grafton, NSW : 1859 – […]

Sep 23

YARRAWONGA. 02 Feb 1878. The River Murray is so low at present that it can be waded through in several places to the opposite side by school boys. 123deg F = 50.5 Celsius

YARRAWONGA. (1878, February 2). The Australasian (Melbourne, Vic. : 1864 – 1946), p. 25. Retrieved September 23, 2023, from https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/143308631?searchTerm=yarrawonga%20the%20month%20of%20january&searchLimits=# The month of January, 1878, will […]

Aug 30

THE CLIMATE OF AUSTRALIA. 13 Oct 1868. It is, of course, impossible to predict that any particular year will be wet or dry, but we may reasonably conclude that there is every probability of a greater number of dry seasons than floods during the next fifteen or twenty years, and those whose interests are likely to be affected either way, will, in my opinion, be acting prudently, by taking precautions rather against droughts than floods.

THE CLIMATE OF AUSTRALIA. (1868, October 13). Empire (Sydney, NSW : 1850 – 1875), p. 3. Retrieved August 30, 2023, from https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/60828173# […]