Heat Waves have Seriously Damaged Queensland Pastures 21 Jan 1939

In Queensland the heat wave has been intense and continuous. Graziers here expect hot weather in the pastoral areas at […]

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Heat Waves Gas Rationing 21 Feb 1951

HEAT WAVES -AND NOW GAS RATIONING! What CAN we have for dinner tomorrow? The old problem! And now further complicated […]

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Two Deaths Thu. Jan. 14 1932 (120deg.f. = 48.8889 deg. Celsius)

TWO DEATHS. BRISBANE, January 12. Two deaths have been reported as a result of the heat wave, which still holds […]

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Water Nearly Boiled 14 Jan 1941 (117 deg.F = 47.222 Degrees Celsius)

WATER NEARLY BOILED. At Surat, where the temperature was 117, hundreds of poultry died. So severe was the heat at […]

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Heat Apoplexy Mon 20 Jan 1908

HEAT APOPLEXY. TEN DEATHS IN MELBOURNE. No fewer than ten deaths, due to sunstroke and heat apoplexy, have been reported […]

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Heat in America Mon July 11 1910

HEAT IN AMERICA. 23 ADDITIONAL DEATHS. LONDON, Monday. July II. Great heat continues to be experienced throughout the eastern portion […]

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Heat Waves That Have Been 06 Jan 1899 (118deg F = 47.7778 Celsius)

In 1303 the Rhine, Loire, and Seine ran dry. It seemed as if New York was was fire in 1853. […]

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HEAT WAVES AND HIGH TEMPERATURES 27 Apr. 1944 (127.5 Deg F = 53.0556 Celsius)

The “Bulletin’s” Winton correspondent, recovered now from the terrific heat of recent months, has been delving into heat records in […]

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