tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19288377.post3898314505344325955..comments2024-03-09T18:27:46.282+11:00Comments on The Nature of Robertson: Red Mud falling from the sky.Denis Wilsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10031115992910569116noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19288377.post-61934506438749144982008-09-22T22:24:00.000+10:002008-09-22T22:24:00.000+10:00Hi DuncanSorry for the delay. I was away.Yes, you ...Hi Duncan<BR/>Sorry for the delay. I was away.<BR/>Yes, you are right. I grew up in Melbourne, and remember hearing about those dust storms, etc. The poor Soldier Settlers were blamed for clearing the Wimmera and Mallee. But they were just doing what the Government forced them into. <BR/>Stupid, stupid policy.<BR/>It has happened again today, in NSW. This time, blowing from Broken Hill direction. <BR/>Very sad.<BR/>DenisDenis Wilsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10031115992910569116noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19288377.post-52460359748630808682008-09-20T13:00:00.000+10:002008-09-20T13:00:00.000+10:00Red rain was a common thing when I was a kid in Me...Red rain was a common thing when I was a kid in Melbourne, late thirties early forties, red earth from the Mallee.Duncanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12182951711946882353noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19288377.post-7316081374177901092008-09-19T09:34:00.000+10:002008-09-19T09:34:00.000+10:00In extreme cases, the snow on the New Zealand Alps...In extreme cases, the snow on the New Zealand Alps has been coloured red - with Australian topsoil.<BR/>This was a minor incident, I suppose, but it was just easy to document the evidence on my little blue car.<BR/>Thanks for the comments Mosura and Mick. Gouldiae - sounds like your area and the golf course is in a rain shadow. Shame. No easy answers for that one.<BR/>Cheers<BR/>DenisDenis Wilsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10031115992910569116noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19288377.post-35053519637585810132008-09-19T06:36:00.000+10:002008-09-19T06:36:00.000+10:00G'day Denis,Oh well, in to the car wash at Bowral....G'day Denis,<BR/>Oh well, in to the car wash at Bowral. I've been hanging out for some rain here. A 'wet' front passed through Melbourne last night, headed this way. When it got to around the Latrobe Valley it did its usual thing and split in half. One half follows the Divide to our north and the other goes around the coast to the south. I'm watering greens, tees and fairways like it was mid summer at present.<BR/>Regards,<BR/>GouldiaeGouldiaehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04534425400820381646noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19288377.post-30197215529484798342008-09-19T04:49:00.000+10:002008-09-19T04:49:00.000+10:00Interesting photos - but another indication of dro...Interesting photos - but another indication of drought conditions and soil being lost I guess.mickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08230845410313320080noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19288377.post-34912829647477432982008-09-19T00:18:00.000+10:002008-09-19T00:18:00.000+10:00Fascinating! At least it's your gain - some one el...Fascinating! At least it's your gain - some one else has just lost half their top soil to wind erosion.<BR/><BR/>Now you've got me singing the Dust Pneumonia Blues by Woodie Guthrie :-)Mosurahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14786494432479216149noreply@blogger.com