Under a headline "Visitor from outer space drops in GV?" Shepparton News journalist Ray Dethridge writes: Some piece of coke-like substance in a Murchison cow yard may be the last physical trace of the "something" which exploded from the sky over northern Victoria yesterday morning.
Later in the week came another News article headlined "Appeal for Space Debris" that said Melbourne University geology school head Professor J F Lovering had issued an urgent appeal for samples of the rare meteorite that fell at Murchison on Sunday.
In another article, Ray Dethridge reports: It is now definite that the dense, grey material still smelling strongly of methylated spirit is the remains of "the thing" which burst in the sky a couple of minutes before 11am on Sunday, splitting into three globs of red and orange flame.
The Rushworth Chronicle reported that Professor Lovering said "on a television program on Tuesday night that the substance was from a rare type of meteorite".
The Chronicle went on to report: It created a sonic boom as it neared the ground and then shook buildings, rattle windows and was heard for more than 40 miles. It smashed to earth around Murchison, upsetting local golfers, sending the dogs running for their kennels and even bringing in the cows for local farmers.�
Murchison has begun a weekend of celebrations to commemorate the meteorite's landing on September 28, 1969.
For a list of events, go to murchisonmeteorite.com.au
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