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in Bridge-strect ; no rain for two days, and then with a regular — 
change. April 18,1867,Sands’ fire; no rain within forty-eight hours. 
March 1, 1868, Holdsworth’s; no rain within forty-eight hours — : 
January 5, 1869, St. Mary’s Temporary Cathedral ; norain within — 
forty-eight hours. February 9, 1870, Blackwall wool stores, great 
fire ; no rain within forty-eight hours. September 20, 1870, six 
houses in Hunter-street; no rain within forty-eight hours. De i 
cember 11, 1870, Pemell’s mill ; no rain within forty-eight hours ' 
January 6, 1872, Prince of Wales Opera House and four houses 1 
in King-street ; had been a showery afternoon ; at 9 p.m. cleared 
up, and was fine weather; shower fell at 3.30 a.m. of the 7th, 
but this and the other showers together only measured 0-04 inch} — 
no other rain fell for two days. May 17, 1872, Barker's tweed 
factory ; shower at noon, clearing at 9 p.m.; showers after 430 
a.m. of 18th; total; 0-08 inch; vain hanging about on 16th” 
and 17th. December 14th, 1874, Booth’s saw-mill ; no rain for | 
- many days. August 3, 1875, 11-40 p.m., Lane and Chester, larg? 
fire; rain 7-45 p.m. to 9 p.m., then no rain till 6°45 a.m. of 4thy 
clearing up, no rain for many days after. September 21, 187, : 
12°30 p.m. store and three dwellings, Kent-street North ; hot wind” 
all day, changed to S$, at night, and next morning light rains 
only 0:21 in. October 1, 1875, extensive bush fire, Rose Bay 
_ hill; no rain for many days. November 2, 1875, Fairfield, 
Liverpool, large bush fire; railway station caught fire, and 1,000 
tons of wood were burnt, together with shed near railway stations ; 
no rain for many days. December 26, 1875, 5-58 p.m., Mort and 4 
Nicolle, meat-preserving works; there was a heavy shower 02 wes 
25th and rain was hanging about; on 26th it was cloudy, and 
clouds cleared in the evening, thunder-storm next day. September ; 
16, 1876, 2-35 am., M‘Lauchlan, carpenter's shop; large fires 
strong gale sprang up and extended fire ; no rain for days. Apel 
_ 23, 1877, 4-27 am., Hanks’ grocery store and other premises; ~ 
-rainfordays, September 8, 1877, 10-30p:m., boatbuilder’s place, Bat 
main ; began to rain two days after, with change of wind to" 
February 26, 1878, 3:38 am., Olsson, general dealer, tem Moy 
Shops. and some timber; light rain thirty hours after fire. 
