INTENSE HEAT IN AUSTRALIA.
PER PRESS ASSOCIATION. Sydney, Jncurry 3. Yr-ster.lay was the hottest day west of the Bias Mountains that has been exp°rieocrd this summer. The the'innme'er ranged from 102 desrf sat Batbiirst to 116 degrees at Bourki'. Iote» ss heat i< also being felt on ihe C'arer.ce River, affecting the maize cop severely. Whole fields have b»en scorched and will be de'troyt-d unless rain fal's soon. The bulke of the eai ly maize has been totally destroyed. i A REOOFD SCORCH. I DESTRUCTIVE OYOLONE. Received 5, 1,9 a.m. > Sydney, January 4. Goodcoga yesterday put up a heat record of 123 degrees, Bourke 121 J. A cyclone this evening destroy d and unroofed a number of houses and di 1 considerable other damag». The fall of the thermometer was followed by thunderstorms at other places , and eased the situation.
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Taranaki Daily News, Volume XXXXV, Issue 3, 5 January 1903, Page 3
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140INTENSE HEAT IN AUSTRALIA. Taranaki Daily News, Volume XXXXV, Issue 3, 5 January 1903, Page 3
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