Jul 31

Hottest Places in World. 09 Feb 1953. The record for a heat wave is held by Marble Bar, in the north-west of Western Australia. For 162 consecutive days —from October 30, 1923, till April 7, 1924 — the mercury soared over the century.

Hottest Places in World (1953, February 9). The North Western Courier (Narrabri, NSW : 1913 – 1955), p. 2. Retrieved July […]

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Jul 31

Hottest Places in World. 09 Feb 1953. The record for a heat wave is held by Marble Bar, in the north-west of Western Australia. For 162 consecutive days —from October 30, 1923, till April 7, 1924 — the mercury soared over the century.

Hottest Places in World (1953, February 9). The North Western Courier (Narrabri, NSW : 1913 – 1955), p. 2. Retrieved […]

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Jul 30

Hottest Places in World. 09 Feb 1953. The record for a heat wave is held by Marble Bar, in the north-west of Western Australia. For 162 consecutive days —from October 30, 1923, till April 7, 1924 — the mercury soared over the century.

Hottest Places in World (1953, February 9). The North Western Courier (Narrabri, NSW : 1913 – 1955), p. 2. Retrieved […]

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Jan 15

THE CLIMATE OF AUSTRALIA. 01 Jan 1870. First Drought Recorded In 1789. Two Years After The First Fleet. First Flood 1799.

1870 ‘THE CLIMATE OF AUSTRALIA.’, The Argus (Melbourne, Vic. : 1848 – 1957), 1 January, p. 6. , viewed 15 […]

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Jan 18

HARD WINTERS AT HOME. 12 Mar 1886. I’m stunned. Journalists so curious about extreme weather variation they did some research. Back then they had to get off their butt and go to the archive to dig out some files and research them. Now they can just jump to the first idiotic idea that comes to mind and they’ve done a days work. With all of history just a few clicks away.

HARD WINTERS AT HOME. (1886, March 12). Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners’ Advocate (NSW : 1876 – 1954), p. 5. […]

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Sep 16

THE CLIMATE OF AUSTRALIA. 13 Oct 1868

A correspondent of the Grafton Observer writes to that journal as follows:— ” From observations made by those who have […]

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