268 A. LIVERSIDGE. 



"Concerning the shower, no particular notice was taken of it, 

 the drops were large. It had been gloomy all day and threatening 

 and a low barometer; we had a southerly squall about 6 a.m., which 

 cleared off about 8 o'clock, mizzling rain at 9 and cloudy, wind 

 light southerly, with a smart shower at 10, then light showers 

 until 2 or 3 o'clock the following morning. At 5 a.m. 16th, the 

 weather was fine and clear. We had a quantity of clothes on the 

 grass all night, which were all covered with mud, yet only thought 

 it strange how it came there, until reading about the Potosi steamer 

 having been in such a shower. She must have been about 40 

 miles south of the Moruya heads at the time. I have not heard 

 of it being at any other place than Moruya, and a few miles along 

 the south coast, it looks very much like the rust on wheat." — 

 R. M. Tranent. 



"Yass, 23rd December, 1880. 



"I noticed by Tuesday's Herald that you wish to get information 

 about the late dust storm. I am informed by several parties that 

 the storm rose a long way back, most of the dust rising off the 

 stations between the Lachlan and Darling, crossing over Con- 

 dobolin, Euabalong and Forbes, about 12 o'clock on Wednesday 

 morning the 15th. I have been living in the Cobar district many 

 years, and always found the dust very bad in summer, especially 

 in very dry times. A flock of sheep going in to get water at a 

 tank will rise the dust so that it can be seen plainly at a distance 

 of 30 and 40 miles, travelling in the air the same as smoke from a 

 bush fire, (and it takes an experienced hand to tell the difference). 

 I may mention the dust passed over Gunning between 5 and 6 

 o'clock on Wednesday evening 15th, the wind being from south- 

 west." — C. E. Armitage. 



"Wingen, Jan. 23rd, 1884. 



" We have had here a rather remarkable appearance in the air. 

 On Sunday morning January the 20th, the thermometer record 

 for the previous 24 hours was 88 max. 53 min. with wind 

 blowing from the west, and that night we had a light thunderstorm 

 with 41 points of rain. On Monday the 21st the thermometer 



