Trove Tuesday - Heatwave

As Sydney swelters in summer heat and I sit indoors in air-conditioned comfort I wondered how earlier generations coped in our steamy summers. Trove was the obvious place to seek some answers. Here is what I found.

"HEAT-WAVE MOTORING" Goulburn Evening Post (NSW : 1940 - 1954) 29 November 1949: 8 (Daily and Evening). Web. 24 Jan 2017 <http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article104532776>.

1952 'Heat-Wave Conditions Leave People Gasping', The Forbes Advocate (NSW : 1911 - 1954), 25 January, p. 1. , viewed 24 Jan 2017, http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article219130081

1960 'Precautions Advised For Babies', The Canberra Times (ACT : 1926 - 1995), 28 January, p. 1. , viewed 24 Jan 2017, http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article105900746

1927 'Hints for Hot Days', Call (Perth, WA : 1920 - 1927), 9 December, p. 3. , viewed 24 Jan 2017, http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article210800656