270 A. LIVERSIDGE. 



The morning of the 15th was fine and rather cold. There were a 

 few cirrus clouds, the white back-ground of which showed a slight 

 reddish tinge in the air which could not be seen against the blue 

 sky. The rain gauge showed about *003, rain with a deposit of 

 mud about -001." — J. Arthur Pollock. 



"Buckingbong, Narandera, 13th Feb., 1885. 

 "Narandera and the neighbourhood seem to be about the worst 

 places visited, as far as I can learn the storm travelled from Hay- 

 to Narandera in 1J hours, and from Narandera to Wagga 1 hour, 

 but the wind on the surface did not I think exceed 20 to 30 miles 

 an hour, nor was there much dust near the ground, the wind in 

 the clouds seemed of a whirlwind nature, the appearance before 

 darkness came on being very wonderful, the clouds were rolling 

 and rolling over and under one another. You will probably know 

 that the storm struck Narandera about 2-15 p.m. and total dark- 

 ness lasted for 15 minutes, succeeded a like time by a sky of red 

 so brilliant you could scarce look at it. I may mention the dark- 

 ness was blacker or more intense by far than the darkest night. 

 I have interviewed many people since, men who have been in the 

 colonies 50 years or more, but they aver they never saw anything 

 like the storm of Friday, February 6th. " — B. Blair. 



"Kymba, August 15th, 1885. 

 "At 9 a.m the wind was N.E. moderate, with the sky slightly 

 hazy, and a mild feeling in the air, similar to what would be 

 experienced on a mild summer morning, although the minimum 

 temperature during the night had been 30°. The barometer (an 

 aneroid) registered 28*50, being *10 lower than at 9 p.m. the pre- 

 vious night. By noon the haze had gradually thickened, and the 

 wind had veered to N.W., but came in variable gusts, and the 

 barometer had fallen to 28*35. Shortly after noon, the clouds 

 which came in the wake of the wind which had increased to a 

 gale, assumed a peculiar aspect — a dun or salmon colour, and the 

 surrounding hills became enveloped in a light yellow, foggy haze 

 which was thought to be rain. At 3 p.m. the barometer registered 

 28*33 and remained steady till 6 p.m. The gale blew with con- 



