THE WEATHER IN NEW SOUTH WALES.
PHENOMENAL HEAT. A DYNAMITE EXPLOSION CAUSED. FURTHER DEATHS RECORDED. Press Association—B- Telegraph— Copyright. Sydney, January 22. At Bourke to-day the thermometer registered 120 in the shade. Two more deaths are recorded from the heat. Some dynamite in a shed near Rich's store exploded. The sbed was wrecked and the roof blown 100 ft into the air. A number of persons working in the vicinity were knocked off their feet, but none were seriously injured. The shock was immediately followed by a downpour of rain and a fierce wind, which only lasted live minutes. A number of trees and buildings were damaged. The explosion is supposed to have been caused by the heat. At Brewarrina the thermometer registered 117 to-day, and it was 109 at midnight. Several deaths have taken place.
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Press, Volume LIII, Issue 9321, 23 January 1896, Page 5
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