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bciiii;- situated in the \ icitiity of Brisbane. The otiii'i- |in>,ssure systems liml 

 also adNaiiccd castNNard, tlic distui'bance causiiii;' bi'iiciicial lainfall ovci' tbe 

 soiit lii'iri districts of New South Wales, and o\(i- nurthciii paits west tVuni 

 the slopes. The heaviest falls were 95 points each at Wentwurth and 

 Euston, 94 each at Moulaniein and Albury, 91 at Deniliquin, n8 each at 

 Tocuinwal and Conargo, (S.o at Jerilderie, (SO-*dt Coi-owa, 79 at Wliitton and 

 Henty, 75 at Urana, and 7-^ each at Coolanioii and 'raicutta. (iood 

 consistent I'ainfall was also rci-drdrd in Smitli Australia ; and iduuh seas 

 prevailed along the southern shores of tlie continent from the Leeuwin to 

 Streaky ]'>ay. 



By the 10th tlie disturbance had l)ecom<' tiie dominating weather system 

 over an area south from lines joining E3're, in the (Jreat Biglit, ^^'illdorah 

 (Queensland), and Newcastle, and still further good i-iins were experienced 

 over New South Wales and South Australia, and at scattered places in 

 Victoria and Tasmania. Tlie rain area in our State had expanded eastward 

 over the highlands to scattered places on the coast, the heaviest amounts 

 being 154 jjoints at Bendemeer, 150 at Nundle, loi^ at Uralla, l."^7 at 

 Narrabri, 135 at Walcha, Bundarra, and Coonabarabran, 129 at \\'arialda, 

 131 at Murrurundi, 125 at Yetman, 121 at Emmaville, 120 at Inverell ; as 

 also many fails over 100 points. 



At 9 a.m. on the 11th, the antarctic disturbance was shown to have 

 contracted somewhat towards the east, but still persisted over tlie south- 

 eastern States, resulting in more light to moderate rainfall, and fi-esh to 

 sti-ong north-west to south-west winds. During the 12th the anticyclone, 

 which during the previous few days was situated over the western half of the 

 continent, assumed a very elongated shape, extending from the western 

 coast to Russell, in New Zealand: and the isobars of the antarctic 

 disturbance ai-ranged themselves horizontally between Streaky Bay, 

 Newcastle, and Gisborne (New Zealand), on its northern limits, and between 

 the Bluft' (New Zealand) and Hythe (Tasmania), to the south, influencing 

 the continuation of the west to north-west element in the winds ; as ako 

 more rainfall over southern portions of New South Wales and South 

 Australia, and in Victoria and Tasmania. 



On the 13th, the incipient high pressui'e covered the whole of Australia, 

 excepting in the south-east and south-west corners, where the northern isobars 

 of a very extensive antarctic disturbance were shown. As the result of this 

 distribution, northerly winds obtained for the most part over southern 

 di.stricts of Australia, with rough to high seas in Bass Straits, and on the 

 western coast of Tasmania. In the interior fine weatbei' laded, but scattered 

 showers were recorded on thi^ southern seaboard between Fowler's Bay and 

 Gabo, as also in Tasmania and coast il and talileland districts of New South 

 Wales. 



By 9 a.m. on the 15th tlie high pressure had travelled south-eastward, and 

 occupied only the eastern half of the continent, but it had gained considerably 

 in energy, its centre — 30-4 inches — being now over Tasmania and eastern 

 districts of New South Wales and A^ictoria. As the result of this southerly 



