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It subsequently moved on a westerly course, rapidly decreasing in intensity, and remained over the Gulf of Carpentaria until the 21st, causing unsettled conditions in the north-western interior.

This storm obviously did not follow the parabolic path characteristic of the more typical tropical hurricanes. It, however, caused very heavy precipitation all along its track, as the following 24 hours' totals show:—

16th and 17th Innisfail 6.05 inches
  Atherton 6.20 inches
  Thornborough 4.78 inches
17th and 18th Normanton 4.05 inches
  Donor's Hill 3.08 inches
  Atherton 1.26 inches


XI.(c). Southerly Bursters.

Figs. 99-100.