Jan 31

Charles Sturt’s time: so hot that thermometers exploded. Was Australia’s hottest day in 1828? 53.9Celsius

http://joannenova.com.au/2012/07/charles-sturts-time-so-hot-that-thermometers-exploded-was-australias-hottest-day-in-1828-53-9c/ Australia’s hottest day? Not 2010, but 1828 at a blistering 53.9 °C Back before man-made climate change was frying […]

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Jan 08

The Heat 03 Jan 1900. The thermometer at Mr. Meylan’s (who keeps the official record) reached 117 degs. in the shade. 47.2 Celsius.

The port Pirie Recorder. (1900, January 3). Port Pirie Recorder and North Western Mail (SA : 1898 – 1918), p. 2. […]

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Dec 27

BOXING DAY. Phenomenal Heat. 27 Dec 1893. ‘Nothing that took place in Southern Queensland yesterday, however, will cause Boxing Day,1893, to be remembered so much as will the phenomenal heat experienced.’

BOXING DAY. (1893, December 27). The Telegraph (Brisbane, Qld. : 1872 – 1947), p. 5. Retrieved December 27, 2024, from […]

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Dec 25

Christmas Quiz : In what year did Sydney have its hottest ever Christmas Day (and Melb, Bris & Adel)

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Nov 18

RECORD HEAT. 18 Nov. 1905 98 deg. F = 36 Celsius

RECORD HEAT. (1905, November 18). Wagga Wagga Express (NSW : 1879 – 1917), p. 2. Retrieved November 18, 2024, from […]

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Feb 05

Charles Sturt’s time: so hot that thermometers exploded. Was Australia’s hottest day in 1828? 53.9 Celsius

https://joannenova.com.au/2012/07/charles-sturts-time-so-hot-that-thermometers-exploded-was-australias-hottest-day-in-1828-53-9c/ Back before man-made climate change was frying Australia, when CO2 was around 300ppm, the continent savoured an ideal preindustrial climate, […]

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Jan 31

Charles Sturt’s time: so hot that thermometers exploded. Was Australia’s hottest day in 1828? 53.9Celsius

http://joannenova.com.au/2012/07/charles-sturts-time-so-hot-that-thermometers-exploded-was-australias-hottest-day-in-1828-53-9c/ Australia’s hottest day? Not 2010, but 1828 at a blistering 53.9 °C Back before man-made climate change was frying […]

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Jan 26

AUSTRALIA DAY 26 Jan 1942. “Thus, it has been that each succeeding Australia Day has been an occasion for measuring national progress, and each succeeding survey has demonstrated that a superior summit has been reached in our country’s greatness.”

AUSTRALIA DAY (1942, January 26). The Canberra Times (ACT : 1926 – 1995), p. 2. Retrieved January 26, 2024, from https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/2581268?searchTerm=Australia%20Day# FOR […]

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Nov 18

RECORD HEAT. 18 Nov. 1905 98 deg. F = 36 Celsius

RECORD HEAT. (1905, November 18). Wagga Wagga Express (NSW : 1875 – 1876; 1879; 1890; 1892 – 1917), p. 2. Retrieved […]

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Feb 08

Charles Sturt’s time: so hot that thermometers exploded. Was Australia’s hottest day in 1828? 53.9 Celsius

https://joannenova.com.au/2012/07/charles-sturts-time-so-hot-that-thermometers-exploded-was-australias-hottest-day-in-1828-53-9c/ Back before man-made climate change was frying Australia, when CO2 was around 300ppm, the continent savoured an ideal preindustrial […]

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