The "Federation drought" of the late 1890s through 1902 is an example, as is the more recent 1991-95 drought in Queensland, northern New South Wales and parts of central Australia. Over still longer time-scales, Australia's rainfall history features several periods of a decade or longer that seem to have been distinctly "drought prone". For instance, the mid to late 1920s and the 1930s were a period of generally low rainfall over most of the country, continuing through most of the 1940s over the eastern states. A similar dry spell occurred in the 1960s over central and eastern Australia. During these low rainfall periods, not every year is dry; it is just that rainfall in most years is below the long-term average, and there are often runs of years with recurrent drought. Thus in the late 1930s-40s major droughts occurred over eastern Australia in 1937-38, 1940-41,and 1943-45.

Drought is part of the natural variability of the Australian not "Climate Shift"

Drought is part of the natural variability of the Australian climate, Not "Climate Shift". The "Federation drought" of the late 1890s through 1902 is an example, as is the more recent 1991-95 drought in Queensland, northern New South Wales and parts of central Australia. Over still longer time-scales, Australia's rainfall history features several periods of a decade or longer that seem to have been distinctly "drought prone". For instance, the mid to late 1920s and the 1930s were a period of generally low rainfall over most of the country, continuing through 1940s over the eastern states. A similar dry spell occurred in the 1960s over central and eastern Australia. During these low rainfall periods, not every year is dry; it is just that rainfall in most years is below the long-term average, and there are often runs of years with recurrent drought. Thus in the late 1930s-40s major droughts occurred over eastern Australia in 1937-38, 1940-41,and 1943-45.