HISTORY OF FLOODS IN THE RIVER DARLING. "159 
in June and July, and on July 15 the river was at its highest, 
laying the Arscinsg country under water. n July 25 he saw 
a on suddenly in the Castlereagh. There can be 
no doubt, pes ang that the Darling was also in flood. 
1829.—On Februar ary 2, 1829, Sturt discovered the —— near 
asthe The water was too § salt to rink, and the r he 
Brownr rina to Yam becoona a, 
In December, 1839, some friends of M. Piesse, who had been 
with Sturt, went on to ie Darling near Wentw orth, and 
found it dry i in many place 
1840—41.—River did not run “a ‘Yambecoona until 1841. 
1844.—Sturt found the Lower Darling at its lowest ebb, 29 Sep- 
tember ; the river suddenly rose more than 5 feet, and by 
October lst had risen more than bank hig 
1845.—August 1845, M. Piesse: Darling had less water than in 
1844, in N. ovember the same part was dr 
1846.—M. Piesse : I continued on the Darling during November, 
December and part of January, 1846; the river was d 
all the time, in many places } mile dry The arling a chain 
of water-holes from Pooncarie to Wentworth. 
January, 1846, B. Dickinson: Darling very low, crossable 
anywhere on horseback. 
E. Morley, J.P., occupied Euston station, then the furthest 
out station. This and two following seasons very dry. 
1848.—1848 was a very wet year at Sydney, Port Macquarie, and 
Port Stephens. No record at Brisbane. 
1849.—B. Dickenson : We had a terrible drought in 1849, lasting 
all the year 1849, all 1850, and all 1851. 
1850.—E. Morley, J. P.: Early part of this year Messrs. Mackinlay 
M‘Callum, and Morley went up the Darling looking for new 
course of the river for 60 miles above Menindie was only 
a dead of waterholes, in some places miles apart, and good 
feed in the river be 
B. Dickinson : Drought all the year, no grass, no aoenork 
cattle bogged in the water-holes. 
