HEAT WAVES 14 Jan 1939. 114 deg F = 45.5556 Celsius. “With a reading of 114.1 degrees at 12.50 p.m. to-day’s temperature passed the all-time record of 112.5 established on Tuesday. Country temperatures at 9 a.m. were nearly all in the vicinity of 100 degrees.”

HEAT WAVES (1939, January 14). The Longreach Leader (Qld. : 1923 – 1954), p. 16. Retrieved July 24, 2024, from https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/127311127?searchTerm=heat%20waves&searchLimits=# […]

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Museum Makes Unique Death Census. 30 July 1932 The figures run into billions. Birds die from heat.

Museum Makes Unique Death Census (1932, July 30). The Mail (Adelaide, SA : 1912 – 1954), p. 2. Retrieved January […]

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HEAT WAVES 14 Jan 1939 (114 deg f = 45.5556 Celsius)

THARGOMINDAH RECORD BRISBANE, Thursday While the city itself has not been affected by the heat wave the inland parts of […]

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Southern Bush Fires 21 Jan. 1939

Last week the State of Victoria spent a terrifying week as bush fires were prevalent and raging fiercely. So far […]

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