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Repeated 'Quakes Cause Alarm In Victoria. DWELLINGS SHIFTED. , (Received 10 a.m.) MELBOURNE, .this day. Kesidents of Benalla were terrified by another earth tremor of great force. Buildings were badly damaged, crockery and ornaments were smashed, and people were thrown from their seats. Some dwellings shifted and others showed large cracks in the brick walls, and chimneys toppled. The shock appeared to occur only in the centre of the town. It was not felt outside a radius of a quarter of a mile and lasted only a few seconds. '
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Auckland Star, Volume LXIII, Issue 225, 22 September 1932, Page 7
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89TERRIFIED. Auckland Star, Volume LXIII, Issue 225, 22 September 1932, Page 7
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