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Australian Meteorology through the 20th Century

Introduction

The Origins of Australian Meteorology

Meteorology in the 20th Century

The Weather and Climate of the Twentieth Century

The Great Weather and Climate Events of the Twentieth Century
The Federation Drought, 1895–1902
The Mackay Cyclone of 1918
Northeastern Tasmanian Floods, April 1929
Black Friday in Victoria, January 1939
Record Floods in New South Wales, February 1955
Fire and Storm—Southwest WA, 1961, 1978
Brisbane Floods, January 1974
Cyclone Tracy, Christmas 1974
The 1982–83 Drought
Ash Wednesday Fires, February 1983
Sydney Hailstorm, April 1999

A Century of Progress in Science and Service

References

Australian Meteorological Milestones of the 20th Century

Endnotes

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Figure 14 Brisbane floods, January 1974.

  Brisbane floods

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Figure 15 Darwin after cyclone Tracy, December 1974.

  Darwin after cyclone Tracy

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