South Australia - Miscellany

Weather, Astronomy and Allied Matters

Also see South Australia - Natural Disasters - Droughts.

"Notes on the Climate of South Australia" is in the South Australian Magazine, 1841-1842 on pages 353, 412 and 459.

"Rainfall for Adelaide - 1839-1897" is in the Observer,
8 January 1898, page 13d.

A poem entitled "Hot Weather" is in the Observer, 9 December 1843, page 7b; the last verse reads:

"Climate of South Australia" is in the Observer,
15 November 1845, page 6c.

"Solar Phenomena" is in the Observer,
19 and 26 February 1848, pages 4b and 4b,
4 March 1848, page 2c,
13 May 1848, page 1d.

"A Hot Spell in the Fifties" is in the Observer,
15 January 1898, page 29b.

"Pluvial Statistics of Adelaide is in the Observer,
16 April 1853, page 3a.

"The Weather" is in the Observer,
24 March 1855, page 6h.

"Solar Eclipse" is in the Observer,
29 March 1856, page 5g,
5 April 1856, page 1g (supp.),
11 April 1857, page 4f,
12 January 1861, page 1e (supp.),
"Eclipse of the Sun" on
16 December 1871, page 8b,
9 February 1878, page 19g,
5 August 1916, page 32a.
"The Solar Eclipse" is in the Advertiser,
11 December 1890, page 5e,
Express,
22 November 1921, page 1a,
19 September 1922, page 3c,
Observer,
14 January 1922, page 31c,
23 September 1922, page 24e.

"Natural Phenomena" is in the Observer,
31 May 1856, page 1f (supp.),
"The Aurora Australis" on
26 December 1857, page 5d,
24 March 1858, page 3e,
3 September 1859, page 7h,
9 April 1870, page 5c,
28 May 1870, page 13g,
6 March 1875, page 18g.

The Aurora australis is also described in the Register,
30 March 1860, page 3a.

"Adelaide in Summer" is in the Register,
1 December 1857, page 2e.

"Our Climate and Our Habits" is in the Register,
3 March 1858, page 2f.

"The Comet" is in the Observer,
30 October 1858, page 5g,
"The New Comet" on
8 June 1861, page 5h.

"Adelaide in Summer" is in the Observer,
26 December 1857, page 1b (supp.),
"Life in Hot Weather" in the Register,
2, 5 and 12 February 1858, pages 2c, 3h and 3h,
3 March 1858, page 2f.

"The Change of Weather" and "Life in Hot Weather" are in the Observer,
6 February 1858, page 6g.
"Effects of the Heat" is in the Express,
31 December 1897, page 3f,
2 February 1898, page 3c.

"The Recent Heat" is in the Observer,
28 January 1860, page 6c-h.
For the effect of "Sunstroke" see Health.

"The Rainfall of the Colony" is in the Observer,
25 February 1860, page 7e,
"Climate of SA" on
25 May 1861, page 4g.

"The Weather and Its Consequences" is in the Observer,
23 March 1861, page 6a.

The manufacture of a reflecting telescope by D. Adamson is reported in the Register,
11 April 1862, page 2h.
The manufacture of a telescope by Mr A.W. Dobbie is reported in the Register,
21 September 1874, page 5; also see
Express,
4 March 1885, page 3g.
Information on a telescope constructed by Otto Boettger is in the Express,
20 August 1886, page 2c,
by Mr D.B. Adamson in the Chronicle,
9 October 1886, page 15,
"Homemade Telescopes" in the Observer,
30 April 1904, page 24a.
Information on a theodolite constructed by Otto Boettger is in the Express,
9 October 1886, page 2e.

"Climate and Dress" is in the Observer,
16 February 1867, page 6e,
"Climate and Customs" in the Chronicle,
8 February 1868, page 5g,
"Dress" on
9 December 1882, page 5b,
"Australian Dress and Diet" in the Express,
20 August 1890, page 7d.

"The Meteor" is in the Observer,
25 January 1868, page 3c.

"The Influence of Trees on Climate" is in the Observer,
20 March 1869, page 9a,
"Trees and Climate" on
13 August 1870, pages 13 and 15e.

"The Rain Gauge" is in the Chronicle,
15 January 1870, page 8c.

"The Transit of Venus" is in the Observer,
24 May 1873, page 3e,
28 November 1874, page 3b,
5 December 1874, pages 4a-10g,
Express,
7 and 10 December 1874, pages 2b and 3e.

"Climate and Race" is in the Chronicle,
30 January 1875, page 11f.

"The Adelaide Observatory" is in the Observer,
16 October 1875, page 13f,
Chronicle,
7 July 1877, page 18c,
8 February 1890, page 14f.
Information on the Mount Lofty observatory is in the Observer,
8 November 1884, page 30c and
6 December 1884, page 42b,
Chronicle,
7 March 1885, page 13d.
Sketches are in the Australasian Sketcher,
13 June 1874, page 45.

"The New Observatory Offices" is in the Observer,
16 May 1885, page 35d,
"Mr Clement Wragge and the Torrens Observatory" at Walkerville in the Advertiser,
15 February 1886, page 6b; also see
Observer,
18 December 1856, page 43d.
"How Records are Taken" is in the Express,
12 January 1898, page 2e.
Photographs are in the The Critic,
24 May 1905, page 3,
Chronicle,
4 February 1905, page 26,
25 January 1908, page 28,
8 June 1933, page 37,
Observer,
9 January 1909, page 30,
26 June 1909, page 29.

"Study in SA Weather" is in the Register,
26 March 1885, page 6c.

"Hot Weather" is in the Register,
23 January 1889, page 4g,
19 February 1892, page 4e.

"Weather Forecasts" is in the Chronicle,
31 January 1891, page 5d.
"Weather Prophets" in the Register,
8 and 16 February 1894, pages 4f-6c and 7g,
6 September 1894, page 4f,
"Rain and Weather Forecasts" on
25 March 1899, page 4e,
"Weather Forecasts" on
10 May 1904, page 4b.
"Forecasting the Weather" is in the Observer,
23 February 1901, page 36a.

"Forecasting the State's Weather" is in the Advertiser,
9 December 1933, page 7h.

"Beautiful Snow" is in the Chronicle,
3 August 1901, page 33a.

"Sir Charles Todd at the Observatory" is in the Observer, 14 March 1903, page 25;
his retirement is reported on
21 January 1905, page 40a; also see
4 February 1905, page 38a,
Observer,
20 February 1904, page 23.

"Astronomical Advance - Important Invention by a South Australian" is in the Observer,
4 April 1903, page 42b.

"Umbrellas" is in the Observer,
18 November 1876, page 14c.

"Adelaide in the Hot Weather", by "A New Chum", makes entertaining reading in the Register,
15 December 1876, page 6b; also see
17 and 30 January 1878, pages 4c and 5d.

"Adelaide in Hot Weather" is in the Register,
15 December 1876, page 6b,
"Hot Weather" on
17 January 1878, page 4c.

"Is the Climate of Australia Changing?" is in the Observer,
12 May 1877, page 9a.

An apparatus for cooling rooms is discussed in the Observer,
2 February 1878, page 19g,
Register,
12 March 1878, page 6e; also see
23 January 1889, page 4g.

"Our Colonial Weather" is in the Register,
17 April 1878, page 6a.

"A Song of the Season - Adelaide 112 degrees in the Shade" is in the Observer,
21 January 1882, page 21e.

"Hot Weather" is in the Register,
17 January 1878, page 4c,
Advertiser,
5 February 1880, page 4d,
Register,
23 January 1889, page 4g,
15 February 1895, page 4f,
"Hot Weather and its Alleviation" on
11 February 1897, page 4h,
"Concerning Hot Weather" on
12 January 1895, page 4e,
"Weather and Weather Prophecies" on
12 July 1902, page 4a,
"The Heat Wave"in the Register,
30 and 31 December 1897, pages 6a and 5e,
12 January 1898, page 5d,
13 February 1899, page 5g,
Observer,
18 February 1899, page 4e,
13 January 1906, page 40a,
Register,
23 January 1906, page 4e.

An intercolonial meteorological conference is reported in the Register,
9 May 1881, page 5a.

"Storms and Weather Charts" is in the Register,
26 July 1882, page 4e,
"Weather Predictions" on
6 February 1884, page 7a.

A meteorological station at Mount Lofty is discussed in the Register,
2 October 1884, page 5b.

A meeting of the Meteorological Society of Australasia is reported in the Register,
25 August 1886, page 3g.

Biographical details of C.L. Wragge are in the Regsiter,
9 December 1886, page 6b.

"Australian Dress and Diet" is in the Advertiser,
19 August 1890, page 6e.

"Australian Climate and Character" is in the Advertiser,
23 September 1898, page 4f.

Meteorology in South Australia is discussed in the Register,
2 August 1886, page 7d,
Advertiser,
31 July 1886, page 6b,
24 August 1886, page 6a,
"Forecasting the State's Weather" on
9 December 1933, page 7h.

"The Vagaries of the Weather" is in the Observer,
6 June 1891, page 9c.

"Weather Vagaries" is in the Advertiser,
22 April 1895, page 4f.

"Artificial Rainfall" is in the Observer,
9 January 1892, page 9c.

"The Difficulty of Weather Prediction" is in the Register,
5 August 1895, page 4f.

"The Weather and Drought" is in the Register,
17 September 1895, page 4f.

Biographical details of W.E. Cooke, Assistant State Astronomer, are in the Observer,
30 November 1895, page 16a,
of E.P. Sells, Assistant-Observer, on
25 July 1896, page 28a.

"Sunday's Heat" is in the Register,
6 January 1896, page 5c,
"The Heat Wave" on
15 and 24 January 1896, pages 4g and 6b,
17 and 19 February 1896, pages 4h and 4e,
11 November 1897, page 5f.

"The Heat Wave" is in the Advertiser,
18 February 1896, page 4g,
3 January 1900, page 4e,
12 February 1902, page 5f,
"Effects of the Heat - Mortality Among Elderly People" on
31 December 1897, page 6d.

"The Snow Storm" is in the Register,
30 July 1901, page 8c.

The retirement of Sir Charles Todd is reported in the Observer,
21 January 1905, page 40a,
4 February 1905, page 38a.

"A Fiery Visitation" is in the Advertiser,
3 January 1902, page 4c,
"The Heat" on
6 January 1906, page 6d,
"Ninth Day Over 90 Degrees" on
22 February 1910, page 9g,
"How the People Fare" on
1 December 1911, page 9c; also see
1 February 1912, page 8e.

"Shooting the Clouds" is in the Register,
21 April 1902, page 6a.

A photograph of Australian astronomers is in The Critic,
17 May 1905, page 20.

"The Heat Wave" is in the Advertiser,
7 and 20 January 1908, pages 6d and 4e,
"The Heat Wave - How the People Fare" is in the Express,
13 December 1911, page 3e.

"Rain-Making" is in the Register,
28 November 1902, page 6d,
"Artificial Production of Rainfall" in the Advertiser,
2 July 1903, page 11c.

"Sunspots and Rainfall" is in the Advertiser,
13 September 1902, page 6d,
"Moon and Rain" on
17 April 1903, pages 4d-6c.

"Astronomers [and Weather Prophet] at Work" is in the Register,
17 February 1904, page 6c,
Observer,
20 February 1904, page 23.
Information on an Astronomical Society is in the Observer,
22 June 1907, page 54a.
"Astronomy in SA" is in the Register,
1 and 4 February 1908, pages 7f and 4f-7c.
The reminiscences of G.F. Dodwell, Government Astronomer, are in the Advertiser,
21 July 1934, page 9d;
his wife's obituary is in the Register,
6 October 1924, page 6h.

"Artificial Production of Rainfall" is in the Advertiser,
2 July 1903, page 11c.

"Astronomers at Work - Day and Night at the Observatory" is in the Register,
17 February 1904, page 6c.
The reminiscences of G.F. Dodwell, Government Astronomer, are in the Advertiser,
21 July 1934, page 9d.

"A Cool Summer - How It Affects Business" is in the Register,
19 February 1904, page 5d.

"The Heat Wave" is in the Register,
2 and 12 January 1905, pages 5a and 5b.

"A World of White - Record Fall of Snow" is in the Register,
30 August 1905, page 5i.

"Comfort in Hot Weather - Hints as to Diet, Dress and Exercise" is in the Advertiser,
28 December 1905, page 4a,
"Hints for Hot Weather" on
31 December 1906, page 7g.
"Hot Weather Clothes" is in the Register,
3 February 1915, page 8g.

"High Temperatures - A Trying Spell" is in the Register,
5, 8 and 9 January 1906, pages 5c, 4g and 5d.

"The Weather Maps" is in the Register,
30 April 1906, page 3f,
"Weather Prophets" on
5 June 1906, page 4b.

"Wanted - A Seisomograph" is in the Express,
14 April 1905, page 1h; also see
27 June 1906, page 1c,
"A Seismograph for Adelaide" in the Advertiser,
1 September 1906, page 8g;
it is described in the Register,
5 January 1909, page 6d; also see
23 June 1909, page 6e,
2 July 1909, page 6e,
Observer, 26 June 1909, page 29 (includes photos).

"Weather Prophets and Rainmakers" is in the Register,
9 November 1907, page 8g.

"Record Heat" is in the Register,
20 January 1908, page 4g.

"Weather Forecasting - By Wireless Telegraphy" is in the Observer,
20 June 1908, page 40c.

"Trees and Rainfall" is in the Register,
10 August 1908, page 4c.

"Studying the Weather" is in the Register on
15 January 1910, page 6c (includes photographs),
"Heat, Thirst and Other Things" on
1 December 1911, page 6f,
"Are the Seasons Changing?" in the Observer,
21 January 1911, page 39c.

"Clement Wragge Explains Weather Forecasts" is in The Mail,
8 March 1913, page 25c.

"Gravity Survey - New Instrument for the Observatory" is in the Express,
13 February 1914, page 6e.

An interview with Mr G.F. Dodwell is in The Mail,
14 March 1914, page 8d and
with Mr E. Bromley on
29 May 1915, page 16e and
17 February 1923, page 2d.
An obituary of Mrs G.F. Dodwell is in the Observer,
11 October 1924, page 39d.

"Some Weather Reminiscences" is in the Observer,
3 July 1915, page 51a.

"Sense in Summer - Clothes and Diet" is in the Register,
19 January 1917, page 5b,
"Heat and Clothes" on
29 December 1917, page 6c.

"Supposed Meteorite - Excitement in City and Suburbs" is in the Register,
11 April 1917, page 7c,
Observer,
14 April 1917, page 14e.

"Bubbling Mercury - And the Hotels Closed" is in the Register,
8 and 10 February 1919, pages 7e and 4g.

Biographical details of the late R.W.O. Kestel, amateur astronomer, are in the Register,
22 September 1920, page 9d.

"Some Memorable Heat Waves" is in the Advertiser,
12 February 1921, page 9a.

"The South Australian Climate - Is It Changing?" is in the Advertiser,
1 February 1923, page 9a.

"Refrigeration - 25 Years Progress" is in the Register
on 20 June 1923, page 4a.

"Ants and Weather Forecasts" is in The Mail,
26 April 1924, page 1f,
24 May 1924, page 1g.

"Nature's Barometer - Rhymes and the Weather" is in the Observer,
7 February 1925, page 19d.

"Making Forecasts With Balloons" is in The Mail,
11 September 1926, page 1f.

"Severest Heat Wave for 15 Years" is in The News,
12 January 1927, page 1b; also see
Advertiser,
12 January 1927, page 9g.
Photographs are in the Chronicle,
27 January 1927, pages 38-39.

"Value of Weather Bureaus" is in The News,
14 March 1929, page 17c.

"Heat Waves in Days When Clothes Were Heavier" is in The News,
1 January 1932, page 4d.

"How Bush Folk Keep Cool" is in the Advertiser,
30 January 1932, page 8e.

"Adelaide Observatory - Its History and Work" is in the Advertiser,
23 April 1932, page 9g.

"What Causes Those Gully Winds?" is in The News,
4 December 1933, page 4f.

"The Seasons Have Not Changed" is in The News,
18 January 1935, page 4g,
"Are the Seasons Changing in SA?" on
1 February 1936, page 4d.

The history of "Snowfalls in Our State" is in the Advertiser,
10 August 1935, page 9g.
Also see Lofty, Mount.

"Sky Portents of the Weather" is in The News,
22 September 1936, page 6f.

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