water – Page 5 – Real Climate Records

Mar 23

NARRACOORTE H. & F. SOCIETY’S AUTUMN SHOW. Suffered Through Heat Wave. Narracoorte, March 18 1934

NARRACOORTE H. & F. SOCIETY’S AUTUMN SHOW. (1934, March 20). Border Watch (Mount Gambier, SA : 1861 – 1954), p. […]

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 […]

Feb 09

FEARFUL HEAT AT CUNNAMULLA. 01 Feb 1896. Yesterday 120.5deg. was reached, and to-day 123deg., the average daily temperature from the 1st instant exceeding 114deg. The official readings at the Post Office are lower. = 50.5 Celsius.

FEARFUL HEAT AT CUNNAMULLA. (1896, February 1). The Queenslander (Brisbane, Qld. : 1866 – 1939), p. 232. Retrieved February 9, […]

Dec 13

THE CAUSE OF HOT AND COLD SUMMERS. 12 Dec 1846.

THE CAUSE OF HCT AND COLD SUMMERS. (1846, December 12). Geelong Advertiser and Squatters’ Advocate (Vic. : 1845 – 1847), […]

Oct 31

FARMERS CARTING WATER 26 Oct 1914. The continued absence of rain is being severely felt throughout the district.

FARMERS CASTING WATER. (1914, October 26). The Ballarat Star (Vic. : 1865 – 1924), p. 7. Retrieved October 31, 2021, […]

Oct 05

THREE-DAY HEAT WAVE 15 Oct 1940. High temperatures were reported from places throughout the State. Sale recording 96deg and Echuca 94deg. 35.55 Celsius.

THREE-DAY HEAT WAVE (1940, October 15). The Argus (Melbourne, Vic. : 1848 – 1957), p. 4. Retrieved October 5, 2021, […]

Sep 24

IS THE EARTH GETTING WARMER? 25 jun 1950. Must start building dykes around Australia. It won’t be long now before, coastal cities such as Brisbane, Melbourne, and Adelaide are 150 feet under the water.

IS THE EARTH GETTING WARMER? (1950, June 25). Sunday Mail (Brisbane, Qld. : 1926 – 1954), p. 9. Retrieved September […]

Sep 21

DROUGHT! 29 Aug 1902. I have, as an old resident, witnessed several severe cycles or periods of drought in the Western district;

DROUGHT! (1902, August 29). Molong Argus (NSW : 1896 – 1921), p. 7. Retrieved September 21, 2021, from https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/144159762?searchTerm=federation%20drought&searchLimits=# [By […]

Sep 20

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 20, 2021, from https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/143308631?searchTerm=yarrawonga%20the%20month%20of%20january&searchLimits=# […]

Aug 06

30 MILLIONS HUNGRY 21 Aug 1931. SHANGHAI. Thursday. THIRTY-ONE millions of Chinese are on the verge of starvation through the Yangtse flood, which affects an area 1000 miles long and 50 miles wide.

30 MILLIONS HUNGRY (1931, August 21). The Daily Telegraph (Sydney, NSW : 1931 – 1954), p. 9. Retrieved August 6, […]