92 L. A. COTTON. 



verandah (front)— our house faces due east— and the sofa 

 distinctly rocked from east to west. I cannot say whether 

 the chandelier moved as I was most concerned about some 

 china ornaments on the mantle piece which we could hear 

 rocking." 



Report of Mrs. E. Freeman of Katoomba. 



"On the night of the tremor I was standing at a table 

 thinking about retiring, when suddenly the place shook as 

 if after a blast had exploded. It was very pronounced." 

 L. A, Cotton from enquiries at Kurrajong. 



" The shock was most pronounced in this locality. 



A lady who was at the time at the washup basin felt the 

 table (which is a very heavy one) give a sudden jolt up- 

 wards, and looked under the table to ascertain the cause. 



Another observer states that the whole house shook 

 violently as if shaken by a heavy explosion. The movement 

 seemed to be upward from beneath the house. 



In many houses the furniture moved and alarmed the 

 inmates." 



Report of T. T. Goff of Mangrove Creek, 



44 My own experience was whilst sitting reading in 

 School Residence. I was sitting with legs of chair tilted 

 backwards when the shook reached the residence. I heard 

 as though the bump of (say an elephant) against the N.W. 

 corner of room, and the windows rattled loudly — wall and 

 roof creaked and I thought I noticed the swaying move- 

 ment. I felt it sufficiently to lose balance on chair and 

 immediately got up and went round the house to see what 

 had bumped it." 



Report of A. A. Roberts of Macdonald Upper. 



"Several persons moving about out of doors felt the shock. 

 Some who had been asleep were, awakened by it. Move- 

 ment of beds was felt by persons lying in them. Soot fell 



