{"id":4534,"date":"2022-11-10T03:06:20","date_gmt":"2022-11-09T16:06:20","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.realclimaterecords.com.au\/?p=4534"},"modified":"2022-11-10T03:06:20","modified_gmt":"2022-11-09T16:06:20","slug":"the-heat-wave-104-in-the-shade-11-nov-1905-104deg-f-40-celsius-reports-of-bush-fires-reach-us-from-nearly-every-part-of-the-district-3","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.realclimaterecords.com.au\/?p=4534","title":{"rendered":"The Heat Wave. 104 in the Shade 11 Nov 1905. 104deg F = 40 Celsius. Reports of bush fires reach us from nearly every part of the district."},"content":{"rendered":"

The Heat Wave. (1905, November 11). Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent (NSW : 1887 – 1932)<\/i>, p. 4. Retrieved November 10, 2022, from https:\/\/trove.nla.gov.au\/newspaper\/article\/228584971?searchTerm=spring%20heat%20wave#<\/a><\/p>\n

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Bush Fires.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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The oldest inhabitant would be hard put to it to remember such a meteorological experience us<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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this district has been treated to during the past seven days. The temperature, to the very<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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end of October and up to last Friday (Nov. 2nd) was us a rule phenomenally low. As late as<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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Sunday night the general temperature fell to 40 degrees, and a light frost was reported from a<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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few low-lying places.<\/div>\n
Monday was a normal day, but on Tuesday the anticipated heat-wave reached the district. Coming after the remarkably cool weather of the previous week, the oppressiveness of the day was felt greatly.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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The temperature rose to 99 in the shade; and the atmosphere was filled with a light haze,<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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which was by many interpreted as indicating bush fires. During the night a sharp storm of<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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lightning and rain burst over the the town, and a grateful change followed. By daybreak,<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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however, the sky was all but cloudless again.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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On Wednesday the beat wave reached it\u2019s height. The haze was more pronounced, and clearly caused to come extent by the smoke of fires in the district. Dust-laden gusts also<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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swept across the town from time to time.<\/div>\n
The glass registered 104 in the shade, and the atmospheric oppressiveness proved very relaxing to the frame. About sunset , however, things got comparatively cooler, though the air was still smoky and dusty. At midnight the temperature was nearly down to 60 deg. Before daybreak another night storm (chiefly of wind and dust) burst on the town. Residents who had left windows partly open, or verandah doors, etc., ajar, for the sake of coolness, were caught by<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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surprise and had to spring from sleep and see to the house fastenings in a moment\u2019s notice,<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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regardless of the risk from draughts.<\/div>\n
Thursday was comparatively cool and the thermometer was scarcely in the nineties, even in the early afternoon; but yesterday (Friday) was rather warmer.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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Reports of bush fires reach us from nearly every part of the district.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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During the week big bush fires have been raging between Rawsonville amd Coalbaggie.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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The properties of Messrs. Hovenden, Edmonsen, McCullagh, Kelly, and Roberts, it is said, were in great danger. Some miles of fencing were destroyed, and hundreds of acres of grass were burnt.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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Our Trangio correspondent writes : \u201cThe fire fighters have unexpectedly been called into<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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action this year rather early in this district. At present the bush is ablaze in quarters close<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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to us. On Sunday fires broke out simultaniously on Mr. W.N. Sugrue\u201ds, on the south of the town, and Mr. W. N. Lanes on the north. The fire at Mr. Sugrue\u2019s was subdued after some severe tussling by the neighbours, but a fresh outbreak seems to have taken place in that locality to-day, judging by the smoke visible from town.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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The fire on Mr. Lane\u2019s has raged unabated, and has travelled over Messrs Bowen and Richard-<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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son\u2019s property. So far there is no destruction reported of standing crops.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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\u201d Later reports to hand are to the effect that a fire broke out on Mullah on Wednesday, and<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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Gibson and Purseglove have been wrestling with the flames. A report was current this<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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morning that Mr. Alexander Cameron, of \u2018 Trungie \u2018 had his crop destroyed, but no con-<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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firmation of the report had been received by mail time.\u201d<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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Our Narromine correspondent writes :<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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\u201cMr. Phillips has suffered severely from fires, having lost the whole of his crop. The fire is raging on the Mungeribah-Narwonah boundary, but the effort of the workers have managed to keep it in check so far.\u201d<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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A fire broke out at Murrumbidgerie on Wednesday, on Mr. J. Crowley, senior\u2019s, and it is<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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reported that the house had a rather narrow escape. The fire proceeded across country in<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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the direction of Geurie, and spread over a fairly large extent of country ; but up to yesterday (Friday) we believe no crops had actually been destroyed.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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Terrible disorders have occurred in Bessarabia. Famine is general, and hundreds are dying of starvation.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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