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Feb 16

BENDIGO. 03 Feb 1855. The thermometer during both days indicated 115 degrees in the shade. 46 Celsius

1855 ‘BENDIGO.’, The Argus (Melbourne, Vic. : 1848 – 1957), 3 February, p. 6. , viewed 16 Feb 2021, https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/4803926?# […]

Dec 04

THE CLIMATE OF AUSTRALIA. 13 Oct 1868. First drought recorded 1789, two years after the first fleet. First flood 1799. 80 years of records below.

THE CLIMATE OF AUSTRALIA. (1868, October 13). Empire (Sydney, NSW : 1850 – 1875), p. 3. Retrieved December 4, 2020, […]

Nov 21

A HEAT WAVE. 26 Nov 1900. SHADE READING OF 104DEG. IN BENDIGO. = 40 degrees Celsius.

A HEAT WAVE. (1900, November 26). The Bendigo Independent (Vic. : 1891 – 1918), p. 3. Retrieved November 21, 2020, […]

Aug 06

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 6, 2020, […]

Mar 28

HEAT WAVE IN SYDNEY 24 Mar 1899. 90.4deg. in the shade 32.2 Celsius.

HEAT WAVE IN SYDNEY. (1899, March 24). The Argus (Melbourne, Vic. : 1848 – 1957), p. 5. Retrieved March 28, […]