162 HISTORY OF FLOODS IN THE RIVER DARLING. 
1874.—J. G. M‘Intosh: Floods in the Darling, iene and 
; March ; steamers came up to Brewarrina 1 October. 
Rain began 26th January, 1874, and made sary a big flood 
in the Castlereagh that it was feared Coonamble would 
washed away; but the water broke over into the Merri 
away. 
1875.—J. G. M‘ntosh : Freshes in the Darli ing. 
1876. “Saul G. M‘Intosh: Steamers running to Brewarrina until 
September 
1877. —e G. M‘Intosh: Floods in the Darling in early part of this 
year. 
J.J. Ha ydon, Wilcannia : River lower in middle of 1877 
. in end of 1885 ; 18 miles above pa river dry for 
e, and in other places it had ceased running. 
1878. — Wilco _— states that steamer ‘ Paiste Royal’ : 
rst to put in an appearance since the rise in the 
river on coke afternoon, and she went on to Bourke, 13th 
March, 1878. 
GK Intosh : Fresh in the Dariing, March, 
1879.—Reid’s Lake filled again, December 2, 1879 le 1870); 
thence to 1885 it has not seer filled. : 
rom this year onwards there are complete records of the 
state of the Darling at Bourke in the Rain and River Results. — 
n the pages which follow I have collected together all the avail. 
bio: facts relating to the Darling River floods. I believe there 
are others in possession of many ‘old residents upon that river, and 
I hope this attempt to record the Darling floods will induce any 
who can do so to aid me by sending anything they can remember — 
upon = subject to me. 
n Sturt, as we all know, discovered the Darling on tho : 
2nd ates 1829, and found it very low and as “ salt as brine. 
His short account of the discovery is oe and forms one— 
of the links in our chain this evenin 
Sturt, Vol. : p. 85. 
“February 2, 1829.—The tracks of the natives assured m 
water was at hand, but in what direction it was pel to 
m 7/0 to licans: 
_ water, evidently very deep, "and — covered with pelie 
and other wild fowl. Our surprise and delight may be i 
The banks were too steep to allow of our watering the cattle ; 
