INTENSE HEAT WAVE
BUSH FIRES AND STOItJR '! LARGE GRASS AREAS BURNED I SYDNEY'S HIGH TEMPERATURES Extensive bush fires, dust storms and violent local wind squalls which r]jj considerable damage in some coiintrv centres, and the hottest October ( ) av for fivp years in the metropolitan area wore features of a heat wave whi f .]j swept over New South Wales 011 Opto, her 21. Thousands of acres of grass IVer „ burned in the .Jerildcrie district, jj v haystacks were destroyed at Parkes and small outbreaks of bu«di fires we re frequent. W iiid squalls caused »1 nm3g e at Co bar, Corowra and Balranald. At Sydney the temperature was 92.5 degrees, a reading which has not been exceeded in October since 1!<28. It IVa , the highest registration since Fcbruan 23. The early morning minimum torn, perature of fj-j degrees was the hijihest registered since .March .'lO and the 5 a.m. reading of 81 degrees was the highest since .January Jl. A strong southerly change arrived shortly fore 6 p.m., followed b\ a thunderstorm, with vivid lightning and steady rain, shortly before eight o'clock. Two bush fires on Moonbria Station, the property of Falkiner and Sons, Limited, near .Jerilderie, were respo n . I sible for the destruction of 200 and 2OOQ acres of grass respectively. Coree Paj. torn I Company lost 800 acres of jya«i as the result of another outbreak. 0 E Neyliona, the property of Messrs, .James Sloane and Son. a fire burned about 50 acres. Another fire com. me need on Inglewood. and. after bum. ing 600 to 700 acres, spread on to Goolgambia station, owned by G. E, Stuart, Jjimited, where a further 200 acres of grass were destroyed. Another fire was reported from Willurah station. Showers aided the firefighters later is the day. Mr. J. P. Watt,s, of Austinmere, Tiehborne, near Parkes, lost five stacks bf bay, the fire reaching to within a few feet of a shed containing madamery. A four-roomed cottage owned b? Mr. F. F. Jones, at Collingwood, Gunningbland, was destroyed by another bush fire. The most severe dust storm for many years occurred at Cobar. Dense clouds of dust were accompanied by a strong wind. A brick building used as a stable at the rear of the Grand Hotel was levelled to the ground. At the stadium considerable damage was done. At Corowa a cyclonic storm caused considerable damage to property. A num. ber of buildings were unroofed and fences and chimneys were blown down. At Balranald a severe dust storm caused much damage to fruit trees and unroofed several sheds. The district was enveloped in clouds of dust. Gou!burn experienced mid westerly winds, with blinding clouds of dust throughout the day. The inaxjnium tempera, j ture recorded in the State was 93 I degrees at Bourke.
Permanent link to this item
https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/NZH19331103.2.26
Bibliographic details
New Zealand Herald, Volume LXX, Issue 21639, 3 November 1933, Page 6
Word Count
464INTENSE HEAT WAVE New Zealand Herald, Volume LXX, Issue 21639, 3 November 1933, Page 6
Using This Item
NZME is the copyright owner for the New Zealand Herald. You can reproduce in-copyright material from this newspaper for non-commercial use under a Creative Commons New Zealand BY-NC-SA licence . This newspaper is not available for commercial use without the consent of NZME. For advice on reproduction of out-of-copyright material from this newspaper, please refer to the Copyright guide.
Acknowledgements
This newspaper was digitised in partnership with Auckland Libraries and NZME.