508 H, C. RUSSELL. 
what it was, he saw a very large body of fire which started inthe 
west and travelled right across the sky. The ball of fire seemed 
to be about five diameters of the moon across, and as it travelled 
it sent out long tongues of flame. The night was very clear and 
no wind until after the meteor passed, when there were afer 
strong pufis. 4 
No. 17, Springwood.—Mr. Hector Rayner of Springwood was: 
riding a bicycle from the Valley towards Springwood on May Tth 
“ when suddenly there was a brilliant light which made me think 
the end of the world was come.” When he looked up the meteor 
was passing from north to west, but it seemed to fall and go behind 
the hills before it reached the west ; it was moving slowly ol” 
pared with small meteors and its size did not diminish. When 
about north-west it threw out lovely blue lights, and after it went 
behind the hills the sky was perfectly red; it seemed to disappest 
behind Mount Hay, which lies west-north-west from here. The 
colours were like beautiful rocket colours which seemed to follow 
it as if it were a rocket. It appeared to be far larger than the sum 
No. 18, Cockringe.—Mr. George Cadell of Cockringe, Mudge’, 
was talking to a person in the road on 7th of May, a few minutes 
after 11 p.m., they were both attracted by a brilliant light in teh 
and looking up saw an immense ball of fire shooting actos . 
sky from north to west; he said it was the most wonderful thing 
he had ever witnessed, the light being so brilliant, he could ssi 
read the smallest print. Mudgee is one hundred and ninety 
east of the meteor’s track. = 
No. 19, Sutherland.—Mr. E. Lewis of Sutherland 9” the 
meteor of May 7th at 10-50 p.m. in the north-west. Tt was rae" 
low down and near the horizon and very brilliant while it lasted 
Tt gave off a number of sparks in the first part of its course i 
seemed to descend as a large mass of fire; he lost sigh i‘ 
behind the mountains. ‘ 
No. 20, Condobolin.—At Melrose Station, near Condobolin, aba : 
11 p.m. May 7th, a large and brilliant meteor was seen PY 
dog-trappers on this station. A rumbling noise was beard. 
