Jul 09

Wall of Flame. 24Jan 1919. Meralong, a township on the Blue Mountains, was threatened by a wall of flame 50 feet high, and 30 miles long.

Wall of Flame. (1919, January 24). The Telegraph (Brisbane, Qld. : 1872 – 1947), p. 9. Retrieved July 9, 2021, […]

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Jul 06

HEAT WAVE GROWS TO AWFUL CLIMAX. 14 Jan 1939. From 104.4 at 9 a.m., the highest ever recorded in the city at that hour, the readings rose relentlessly to 113.6 (45.6 Celsius) at 1.30 p.m., an all-time high for Sydney. In the suburbs, away from the sea, even higher temperatures were recorded. The atmosphere in the open was like a furnace blast, and nearly 100 cases of collapse were reported by ambulance officers.

HEAT WAVE GROWS TO AWFUL CLIMAX (1939, January 14). The Sun (Sydney, NSW : 1910 – 1954), p. 1 (LAST […]

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Aug 01

VAST AREA OF STATE BURNT OUT BY BUSHFIRES 04 Oct 1951. “One million acres of sheep, cattle and farm country throughout Queensland has already been completely burnt out by the worst bush fires in in the State’s history. It is estimated that over 1000 men are fighting the outbreaks in various areas.”

VAST AREA OF STATE BURNT OUT BY BUSHFIRES (1951, October 4). The Central Queensland Herald (Rockhampton, Qld. : 1930 – […]

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Jul 27

HEAT WAVE GROWS TO AWFUL CLIMAX. 14 Jan 1939. “62 Now Dead In Bush Fires TRAGEDIES MOUNT IN COUNTRY”

HEAT WAVE GROWS TO AWFUL CLIMAX (1939, January 14). The Sun (Sydney, NSW : 1910 – 1954), p. 1 (LAST […]

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Jul 24

Wall of Flame. 24Jan 1919. “Meralong, a township on the Blue Mountains, was threatened by a wall of flame 50 feet high, and 30 miles long.”

Wall of Flame. (1919, January 24). The Telegraph (Brisbane, Qld. : 1872 – 1947), p. 9. Retrieved July 24, 2020, […]

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Jul 16

Southern Bush Fires 21 Jan. 1939. “Last week the State of Victoria spent a terrifying week as bush fires were prevalent and raging fiercely. The fires wiped out most of the town of Omeo. Yarr Glen lost 3 private houses, and Warrandyte more than 200.”

SOUTHERN BUSH FIRES (1939, January 21). Dayboro Times and Moreton Mail (Qld. : 1937 – 1940; 1945 – 1954), p. […]

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Mar 27

HEAT-WAVE IN SOUTH. 13 Mar 1940. “For the first- time in March since 1934, the temperature in Melbourne on Friday reached 100deg.”

HEAT-WAVE IN SOUTH. (1940, March 13). Daily Mercury (Mackay, Qld. : 1906 – 1954), p. 6. Retrieved March 27, 2020, […]

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Jan 30

Fight fire with fire: controlled burning could have protected Australia

https://www.spectator.co.uk/2020/01/fight-fire-with-fire-controlled-burning-could-have-protected-australia/ A kind of ecological fundamentalism has taken the place of common sense Tim Blair Tim Blair 11 January 2020 […]

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Jan 14

A Simple Man’s Response To The Climate Crisis Eco Loon Nutjobs

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Nov 25

DUST STORMS OVER MOST OF VICTORIA. 06 Nov 1951. Power and telephone lines put out of action

“WIND GUSTS IN MELBOURNE” Cairns Post (Qld. : 1909 – 1954) 6 November 1951: 1. Web. 25 Nov 2019https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/42724890?searchTerm=dust%20storms%20victoria&searchLimits=# MELBOURNE, […]

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