HEAVY BLOW AT RUSSELL.
I ROAD SWEPT BY SEA.
WHARF DAMAGED. (By Telegraph.—Own Correepondeut.) RUSSELL, this day. A very severe easterly gale prevails here, with steady rain, and exceptionally heavy eeas are running. The street adjoining: the beach at Russell is occasionally washed right over in many places with heavy seas. Paihia wharf, just completed, has been partly carried away. ' A launch "was swept ashore in the harbour, and left a ckain above high-water mark. Shipping is held up. The gale ivas moderating , at noon.
Permanent link to this item
https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/AS19180215.2.77
Bibliographic details
Auckland Star, Volume XLIX, Issue 40, 15 February 1918, Page 5
Word Count
85HEAVY BLOW AT RUSSELL. Auckland Star, Volume XLIX, Issue 40, 15 February 1918, Page 5
Using This Item
Stuff Ltd is the copyright owner for the Auckland Star. You can reproduce in-copyright material from this newspaper for non-commercial use under a Creative Commons BY-NC-SA 3.0 New Zealand licence. This newspaper is not available for commercial use without the consent of Stuff Ltd. For advice on reproduction of out-of-copyright material from this newspaper, please refer to the Copyright guide.
Acknowledgements
This newspaper was digitised in partnership with Auckland Libraries.
Log in