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DISTRICT OF FITZ ROY.

 

FISH FOUND IN THE RIVERS

There is a variety of fine fish found in the rivers of this district, they are to be had in every stream. The rock cod fish is spoken of by all who have been in that district as being both large and an excellent fish, & caught with little trouble, the houses of all the settlers are situated on a river, broad sheet, or reach of water the settlers are therefore at every season and supplied with fresh fish.  The rock cod fish sometimes are caught weighing from twenty five to thirty pounds, one of these was caught in the Namoi River which weighed thirty four pounds.
 

REMARKABLE STONE FOUND IN THIS DISTRICT.

There is a remarkable stone found on the surface of the ground on almost every run in this district. This stone is about the length and thickness of a musket barrel, some are found longer. It is coloured in rings somewhat similar to a twisted wire barrelled [indecipherable] piece - this stone is not transparent, When broken which is does easily it splits lengthways, a pipe of pale yellow coloured metal is then discovered at the end of the barrel. Specimens of these stones have been sent to Sydney.
 

MARCH & APRIL RAINY MONTHS IN NEW SOUTH WALES

It is rather curious to observe that the month of March & beginning of April have usually been noted for heavy falls of rain. It is curious to observe among the records of an Almanac Published in 1828 that with one or two exceptions, all the great floods on the Hawkesbury River took place in the month of March or beginning of April & what is remarkable a flood occurred on that river in the same month for three years successively as will be seen from the following extract: 1779 A heavy flood at the Hawkesbury in the middle of March. 1801 A flood
at Hawkesbury March 2nd.  For the next four or five years no mention is made of a similar occurrence, In 1806 A memorable flood took place at the Hawkesbury commenced on the 20th March & began to abate on the 23rd, Wheat was sold at 70/- to 80/- per basket & bread at 4/6 to 5/- per 2lb. loaf. Hardly any vegetables were to be had, the colony was reduced to extreme want, a [indecipherable] to a famine.

 

 

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