Nov 09

BRISBANE HEAT. Nov 10 1928 101.9 deg F = 38.8 Celsius

BRISBANE HEAT. (1928, November 10). Townsville Daily Bulletin (Qld. : 1907 – 1954), p. 5. Retrieved November 9, 2022, from […]

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Aug 28

VAST AREA OF STATE BURNT OUT BY BUSHFIRES 04 Oct 1951. One million acres of sheep, cattle and farm country throughout Queensland has already been completely burnt out by the worst bush fires in in the State’s history. It is estimated that over 1000 men are fighting the outbreaks in various areas.

VAST AREA OF STATE BURNT OUT BY BUSHFIRES (1951, October 4). The Central Queensland Herald (Rockhampton, Qld. : 1930 – […]

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Aug 02

VAST AREA OF STATE BURNT OUT BY BUSHFIRES 04 Oct 1951. “One million acres of sheep, cattle and farm country throughout Queensland has already been completely burnt out by the worst bush fires in in the State’s history. It is estimated that over 1000 men are fighting the outbreaks in various areas.”

VAST AREA OF STATE BURNT OUT BY BUSHFIRES (1951, October 4). The Central Queensland Herald (Rockhampton, Qld. : 1930 – […]

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Jul 11

Wall of Flame. 24Jan 1919. Meralong, a township on the Blue Mountains, was threatened by a wall of flame 50 feet high, and 30 miles long.

Wall of Flame. (1919, January 24). The Telegraph (Brisbane, Qld. : 1872 – 1947), p. 9. Retrieved July 11, 2022, […]

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Jul 09

A human-driven decline in global burned area. 30 Jun 2017

https://science.sciencemag.org/content/356/6345/1356/tab-figures-data Satellite observations show a declining trend in fire activity across the world’s tropical and temperate grassland ecosystems and land-use […]

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Jul 08

HEAT WAVE GROWS TO AWFUL CLIMAX. 14 Jan 1939. From 104.4 at 9 a.m., the highest ever recorded in the city at that hour, the readings rose relentlessly to 113.6 (45.6 Celsius) at 1.30 p.m., an all-time high for Sydney. In the suburbs, away from the sea, even higher temperatures were recorded. One of the highest unofficial readings at Sydney was 121 degrees at Auburn.

HEAT WAVE GROWS TO AWFUL CLIMAX (1939, January 14). The Sun (Sydney, NSW : 1910 – 1954), p. 1 (LAST […]

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May 24

Hawkesbury Heat. 18 Jan 1896. Yesterday (Sunday) the shade temperature at this Observatory reached 116.8 degrees, or the same as that attained on the 6th instant. To-day, however, the maximum recorded was 118.8 degs, the highest experienced here since 1862. 118 deg F = 48.2 Celsius

Hawkesbury Heat. (1896, January 18). Windsor and Richmond Gazette (NSW : 1888 – 1965), p. 6. Retrieved May 24, 2022, […]

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Jan 29

A WEEK’S EXPERIENCE IN MELBOURNE. NUMEROUS DEATHS FROM HEAT APOPLEXY. 29 Jan 1908. Swan Hill 119 degrees = 48.3 Celsius

A Terrific Heat Wave. (1908, January 29). Western Star and Roma Advertiser (Qld. : 1875 – 1948), p. 2. Retrieved […]

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Jan 17

Australia Is Heating Up Faster Than The Rest Of The World. Part 13 In The Rest Of The World Is Warming Up Twice As Fast As The Rest Of The World.

https://www.popsci.com/australia-heating-faster-rest-world/ Like a shrimp on the barbie By Lydia Ramsey January 27, 2015. Her face should be red as a […]

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Nov 12

BRISBANE HEAT. Nov 10 1928 101.9 deg F = 38.8 Celsius

BRISBANE HEAT. (1928, November 10). Townsville Daily Bulletin (Qld. : 1907 – 1954), p. 5. Retrieved November 12, 2021, from […]

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