Cold and Heavy Rain Flooded Roads and Disrupted Travel
Date
8 July 1861
Summary / Overview
The cold extreme occurred during a very wet period. Reports from the surrounding days describe flooded or muddy roads, difficult travel, slower business and disruption to outdoor work. At the same time, several correspondents welcomed the rain for farming.
Historical descriptions / observations
The South Australian Advertiser, 11 Jul 1861 — Riverton: “It puts the inhabitants to great inconvenience and stagnates business very much, as the roads are in such a state that very few will venture out.”
Adelaide Observer, 13 Jul 1861 — Meadows: wet weather “has been very much against all kinds of outdoor labour.”
Source
The South Australian Advertiser, 11 Jul 1861; South Australian Register, 12 Jul 1861; Adelaide Observer, 13 Jul 1861.