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Federation Drought (1895-1903)
The Federation Drought saw almost half the cattle of Australia die and affected most areas of Australia. -
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1914-16 Drought
Remembered for lack of water and failure of the Australian Wheat Crops. 19 million sheep and 2 million cattle died.
One QLD town had to import water via train. -
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1918-1920 Drought.
Affect most areas of Australia. -
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World War 2 Drought (1939-45)
Nearly 30 million sheep died with 4 million in South Australia in just 2 years!
It was also in this time that the first federal disaster fund occurred. -
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1963-1968 Drought
After 5 dry years, the drought struck hard with a 40% drop in harvast of wheat plus 20 million sheep died. -
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A Powerful El Nino Drought
A very strong El Nino event that proved it's legimentacy. The worst in the 20th century for rainfall defincies. -
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The Long El Nino
The El Nino that came to stay saw 5 billion dollars lost in the economy and severly affected the rural areas of QLD. -
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Millienium Drought
A drought with no reprieve ever, which affected the country and the Murray Basin