• Between 1979 and 1983 almost all of eastern Australia was affected by a major drought. Although in some places such as the South Coast the drought was almost...
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  • (1901) 1911–1916 Australian drought 19791983 Eastern Australian drought 2000s Australian drought 2015 Caribbean drought 1875 Drought and subsequent famine...
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    Ash Wednesday bushfires (category 1983 disasters in Australia)
    the 1983 fires, which became notorious nationwide. As 1982 came to a close, large areas of eastern Australia lay devastated by a prolonged drought thought...
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    variable, with frequent droughts lasting several seasons, thought to be caused in part by the El Niño-Southern Oscillation. Australia has a wide variety of...
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    Wales". Climate: Drought: Archive. Australian Bureau of Meteorology. 7 August 2014. "Annual Australian Climate Statement 2015". Australian Bureau of Meteorology...
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  • or was significant for its damage to particular Australian landmarks. As of 2010[update], Australian bushfires accounted for over 800 deaths since 1851...
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  • Mugga Lane Zoo (category 1979 establishments in Australia)
    severe water restrictions put in place as a result of the 19791983 Eastern Australian drought, a dam was constructed on the property. To date it is one...
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  • List of Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks records (category Use Australian English from October 2015)
    Sorensen (1977–1983, 1985–1989) 212, Danny Lee (1988–1998) 212, Andrew Fifita (2012–2022) 202, Steve Rogers (1973–1982, 1985) 187, David Hatch (1979–1990) 1...
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    from the country of Australia, is located within the Southern and Eastern hemispheres. The continent includes mainland Australia, Tasmania, the island...
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    takes the rain with it, causing extensive drought in the western Pacific and rainfall in the normally dry eastern Pacific. Singapore experienced the driest...
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    severe drought in eastern Australia saw unemployment rise. The government responded with Keynesian deficit spending in its 1982 Budget, but by 1983 both...
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    Edwards Crossing; Ngarrindjeri: Pomberuk) is a city in the Australian state of South Australia, located 78 kilometres (48 mi) east-southeast of the state's...
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  • prices after 1908 and a drought in 1911–1912 caused major hardship to the newly established farmers, especially in the eastern wheatbelt which had lower...
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    1974 Take Your Partners by Shirley Andrews 1979 Australian Folklore Society 1987 A Dictionary of Australian Folklore: Lore, Legends, Myths and Traditions...
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    climate of most of the Australian continent. There are two known invasive amphibians, the cane toad and the smooth newt. The Australian continent once formed...
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    Platypus (category Use Australian English from February 2012)
    September 2012. Guiler, E.R. (1983). "Tasmanian Devil". In R. Strahan (ed.). The Australian Museum Complete Book of Australian Mammals. Angus & Robertson...
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    is below-average rainfall and a likelihood of serious drought in the country, as happened in 1983 and 1992. When it is well defined rainfall is average...
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  • West Adelaide Bearcats (category Premier League (Australia) teams)
    Conference (WBC). As of the end of the 1984 season *Note: In 1983 and 1984, the NBL was split into Eastern and Western divisions during the regular season. Coach:...
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    the Australian rock and Australian country music genres. Tastes have diversified along with post–World War II multicultural immigration to Australia, whilst...
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  • Plain. 1627: First recorded European sighting of the South Australian coast. 1802: South Australian coastline mapped by Matthew Flinders und Nicolas Baudin...
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    and dams, the dams were locked in September 1963. However, because of a drought, the lake's target water level was not reached until April 1964. The lake...
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    ..] "Regional Population Growth, Australia, 2019–2020: Main Features". Australian Bureau of Statistics. Australian Bureau of Statistics. 22 March 2021...
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  • accommodate different water levels during floods and droughts. Technology used by Indigenous Australian societies before European contact included weapons...
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    Interstate matches in Australian rules football are matches between representative teams played under the Australian rules, most notably of the colonies...
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    species’ diet and habitat. Rock-wallaby numbers recovered after the 1983 drought in Gap Range, New South Wales where goats had been culled but concurrently...
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    present day. The Australian continent is also called Australia-New Guinea or Sahul to avoid confusion with the country of Australia. The continent includes...
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  • issue in Australia since the beginning of the 21st century. Australia is becoming hotter and more prone to extreme heat, bushfires, droughts, floods,...
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    Dalgety plc (category Australian stock and station agencies)
    Wednesday, 10 August 1983; pg. 13; Issue 61607 Diversified Dalgety beats the drought. The Times, Wednesday, 16 February 1983; pg. 14; Issue 61458 Dalgety...
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  • The South Australian National Football League, or SANFL (/ˈsænfəl/ or S-A-N-F-L), is an Australian rules football league based in the Australian state of...
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