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  Event Details  
  Event Title   Southern Regions, Australia: Heatwave   
  Event Category   Environmental   
  GLIDE Number      
  Event Start Date   12/01/1895   
  Event End Date   01/01/1896   
 

Duration of Event

   31 day/s   
         
  Location  
  Zone   NSW   
  Region   Southern States   
  Map      
         
  Human Casualties  
  People Killed   437   
  People Injured   5,000   
  People Affected      
  People Homeless      
  People Evacuated      
         
  Property Damaged   Damaged Destroyed  
         
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  Total Cost  
$0.00 
    
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  Information Sources  
  Source/s   Printed Press - Daily Telegraph (Sydney)
Printed Press - Major Daily Newspapers
Other Institutions/Clubs/Societies - Macquarie University (Natural Hazards Research Centre) 		  
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  Details  
  A heatwave in the nation's southern regions, mainly in January, killed 437.

At Bourke, western NSW alone, it lasted 13 days and killed 47 people. The daily maximum temperature averaged 47C.