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STORMS ON THE COAST OF NEW SOUTH WALES, 89 
The weather at the end of last sete ba uly, 1878) affords 
such a good example of the course of wi ak changes which 
Ss ale 
lead on to a S.E. ga that we may ian a few moments in 
eedidewe them 
4th J uly barometer stood at 30°03, cloudy and cold, with 
westerly win 
5th, barometer =f 96 ; wind and weather similar, barometer 
unsteady and falling fa 
On 26th, barometer fallen to 29°64; cloudy with warm W.N.W. 
wind owine fresh; and the weather map shows that on the 
south coast, where N.W. winds had revailed, a change to S.W. had 
set in—in South saad and Portland—and indications of 
change appeared at Wentworth, where weather looked stormy 
n ind had Saat to ere, blowing fresh aa cold ; 
wet and squally, with heavy sea on the south coast ; beans 
very low at Sydney and along the coast south of it 
28th, strong cold W. to W.S.W. wind ; barometer 29°89, and 
generally rising fas 
29th, 8S. to S.W. winds generally on the weather map; baro- 
meters all from 30°10 to 30° 30; very heavy sea reported at Gabo, 
and a as faras Cape George. Bya letter from Mr. Thomas 
Hale, at Bulli, I was info rmed that this sea began on Sunday 
ianeniag (28th) with a aw! quick swell from S.E.—hea’ pe fincas 
clouds in east—rollers making up a mile from the sho 
fathoms. On 29th the S. E. sea did “ps “ach along the coast, 
but missed Sydney and Newcastle, and at 3 p.m. was report 
P at 
Port Macquarie. af ote to foot of Pa map stated that there 
was S.E. gale off the coast. 
30th, barometers all high, 30°30 to 30°40; winds between south 
and west ; very heavy sea along the coast from S.E., but still not 
— at Sydney, and did not get home here until 4 p.m. ; easterly 
reported on the high lands, but by no station on the coast ; 
ge whe evident thet 8. sr wind was blowing overhead, and the sea 
only was coming hom 
31st, barometers nearly the same ; heavy sea on the a. 
winds westerly, an weather seems to be cle earing. During the 
a barometer ae it see at 3 p.m. smooth sea at Cape deg 
arauey and New ill heavy to north and south—looks as 
the easterly gale was ey over; but a very rapid fall of 
_ pressure was going on at Sydney, and sheds west of it to Forbes ° cs 
