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the ceiling cracked. The window shook violently as from 

 someone shaking it from outside." 



Report of F. W. Parker of Richmond. 



" I was sitting reading facing W. with arms resting on a 

 table in a cottage at the College, which is of weatherboard. 

 Suddenly the table began to rock in a direction roughly 

 N.N.E.-S.S.W. Oould not tell from which direction shock 

 travelled. Looked at watch, 8*20. Knew it was an earth- 

 quake as have had experience in California. The table 

 rocked quite hard for quite half a minute. Windows rattled 

 with considerable noise and quick movements, suggesting 

 that they were across line of movement. Went out on 

 verandah where some loose sheets of iron rattled hard." 



Reports from Sydney District. 

 Report of A. Whitehead of Brighton-le-Sands. 



" 1 may state that I was at home when all of a sudden I 

 heard a peculiar noise like a heavy woof, and looking up 

 the china in dresser rattled, and in the breakfastroom, 

 which is lined with match lining, I distinctly saw the wall 

 move. The boards moved in their groves and tongues 

 which appeared to be wonderful. They moved twice. On 

 looking at the clock it was just 23 past 8. I wish to state 

 that I am a carpenter and joiner by trade, and my cottage 

 I built myself, and it is well braced." 



Report of Master Jack Sharpe of Burwood. 



When I was lying in bed awake on Friday night suddenly 

 the whole room shook and the door started to slam quickly 

 to, but when it got about three-quarters of the way it 

 started to go slowly, it just touched the catch but did not 

 latch. My bed kept on shaking and the bedstead hit a 

 picture at the top of the bed, and made it rattle. It made 

 me hold my breath, and when the bed stopped shaking I 

 hopped out of bed and crept down stairs and told my sisters 



