OCTOBER HEAT 28 Oct 1922. 102.9 deg F = 39.3888 Celsius. ‘Never before in the meteorological history of the State and that goes back for centuries has there been so hot a day in the mouth of October, as was experienced on Saturday.’

OCTOBER HEAT. (1922, October 28). Observer (Adelaide, SA : 1905 – 1931), p. 24. Retrieved September 14, 2020, from https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/165679412?searchTerm=october%20heat&searchLimits=# […]

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HEAT AND STORMS AT BOURKE. 24 Jan. 1896. Climate Crisis Deaths Reported. Bourke 119 deg F = 48.3 Celsius.

HEAT AND STORMS AT BOURKE (1896, January 24). The Bendigo Independent (Vic. : 1891 – 1918), p. 3. Retrieved September […]

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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 = 50.55 Celsius

YARRAWONGA. (1878, February 2). The Australasian (Melbourne, Vic. : 1864 – 1946), p. 25. Retrieved September 8, 2020, from https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/143308631?searchTerm=yarrawonga%20the%20month%20of%20january&searchLimits=# […]

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FIRST MEN AT THE SOUTH POLE. 01 March 1956. Evidence of a warmer past are huge mountains of almost pure coal, volcanoes.

FIRST MEN AT THE SOUTH POLE (1956, March 1). The Beverley Times (WA : 1905 – 1977), p. 8 (Supplement […]

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Heat Wave On Fringe Of Antarctica. 12 Jan 1956. The Antarctic Senses That Flannery Is About To Be Born

Heat Wave On Fringe Of Antarctica (1956, January 12). The Canberra Times (ACT : 1926 – 1995), p. 2. Retrieved […]

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GREAT HEAT WAVES 1906, August 11. “Great waves of heat have been felt in Lancashire.”

GREAT HEAT WAVES (1906, August 11). Singleton Argus (NSW : 1880 – 1954), p. 4. Retrieved August 8, 2020, from […]

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