HISTORY OF FLOODS IN THE RIVER DARLING. 193 
* Observations of the River Darling, made at Bourke, New South Wales, during the year 1874. 
January. February. March. April. May. June, July. August. September. _ October. November. December. 
Time Time Time Time Time Time Time Time Time Time Time 
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a 00 yards. yards. 300 yards, B00 yards. OS Son panda: we Bee yuria.| wee Sera a bon yarda! 300 yards 300 yards. 300 yards, pass yards, 
ft. in. | min. in. min. in, min. ft. iz mi ft. in. min, ; By min. 
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7 Pe ) faa 43 0 : 10 ¢ q : 15 } { 
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3 3 10 } 4 } 1 44 Gt 10 9 0 ; 
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1 15 6 5 7 SS } d t 4 74 : 
L | 22 O 4 7 ae 6 5 9 6 4 
)| 26 6 3 ’ 8 5 | 6 6 9 7 
2S rg Soe ‘ 1 54 4 4 Bea F 6 1) 7 
oe O 32 11 54 1 } 3 Bey 54 2 ; 
3/28 3 9 t ) 9 ; 2 20 1 5 4 : 
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* These observations were made for the Department of Harbours and Rivers, Sydney, by Mr. J. Moloney. 
hot too. The ‘isemmaanalll over a hundred in the shade for nearly three months in the year. 
February.—W eather a atmosphere cool, the hot winds of December last gone. or yarey and the beginning of February 
arch, tier eee fine in early part of the month, and raining the latter Aveoges Local Rigs not much affect the rising of the river here. — - § Btenthborie ia July. ia ree 
July.—Very little rain in —— ood of Bour ke. The Barwon, Namoi, and Bogan are high ; eel hegre in those localities, which cause the river to rise here. There was 8 ineh g, in Novem 
7 ine bit and in December § inches, So there must have been maeteey! rise in the Darling at the end of 1874, L.—H. C.R. 
