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MISCELLANEA. 



Notes on the Occurrence of Fulgurites in a Sandhill 

 at the Reedbeds, near Adelaide. 



In 1908 my attention was drawn to some strange tubular 

 objects that were standing straight up in a sand-drift upon 

 my property at the Reedbeds. There were sections of these 

 tubes lying on the surface which appeared to have broken 

 off by their own weight and want of support after the sand 

 had drifted away from them. 



I dug down in the sand to ascertain to what depth these 

 tubes went, but was unable to bottom them. There were 

 two tubes, one a good deal larger than the other, and I was 

 puzzled as to their origin, for although they were very rough 

 and corrugated on the outside, the interior had a very glassy 

 surface. It was not until nearly twelve months later that I 

 drew Dr. Wm. McGillivray's attention to these tubes, and 

 he expressed the opinion that the tubes were caused by 

 lightning. Later Dr. A. M. Morgan expressed the same 

 opinion and asked me for a fragment, which he exhibited 

 at a meeting of the Royal Society. After this I visited the 



