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5 January 1863 is Sydney's first recorded 40 °C (104 °F) day, when the mercury hit 41.6 °C (106.9 °F) at Sydney's Observatory Hill. [11]During January 1896, a state wide heatwave blasted through NSW and caused the mercury in Sydney to hit 40.7 °C (105.3 °F) on the 6th and 42.5 °C (108.5 °F) on the 13th, this ended Sydney's longest streak of days under 40.0 °C (104.0 °F) which lasted ...
Military history during World War II of Sydney — part of history of Australia in World War II. Pages in category "Sydney in World War II" The following 28 pages are in this category, out of 28 total.
Battle of the Atlantic / North Atlantic weather war – In October 1943, Nazi Germany established Weather Station Kurt, in Labrador, Dominion of Newfoundland, marking the only known armed German military operation on land in North America during the Second World War. Weather Station Kurt was established by U-537, commanded by Kapitänleutnant ...
1839 Severe drought in the west and north of Spencer Gulf, South Australia. 1846 Severe drought converted the interior and far north of South Australia into an arid desert. 1849 Sydney received about 27 inches less rain than normal. 1850 Severe drought, with big losses of livestock across inland New South Wales and around the western rivers region.
Sydney Ferries Limited annual patronage fell from 40 million to 15 million almost immediately. The hardships of the Great Depression and Second World War slowed the ferries' decline, but by 1951 the NSW State Government was forced to take over the ailing Sydney Ferries Limited. The Port Jackson company had fared better and their peak year was ...
A daring yet little-known mission took place in Canada during World War II, but this stealth mission didn't use bombs and bullets. It was all about the weather. The German military had trouble ...
Australia entered World War II on 3 September 1939, following the government's acceptance of the United Kingdom's declaration of war on Nazi Germany. Australia later entered into a state of war with other members of the Axis powers , including the Kingdom of Italy on 11 June 1940, [ 1 ] and the Empire of Japan on 9 December 1941. [ 2 ]
A formation of Spitfires shortly before World War II. This is a list of World War II battles encompassing land, naval, and air engagements as well as campaigns, operations, defensive lines and sieges. Campaigns generally refer to broader strategic operations conducted over a large bit of territory and over a long period.