Althea no trouble
il (\'.Z. Press Association > ■ AUCKLAND, Dec. 30. ; l Cyclone Althea. which devastated Townsville, caused little more than a I ripple in Northland today as she travelled southwards 400 • miles off the west coast of the North Island. Nevertheless, gale warnr ings were issued and by i noon, fishing boats, tugs and s pleasure craft were scurrying Ito the shelter of harbours II like Houhora. Whangaroa and iiMatauwhi Bay, Russell. s' According to the Auckland weather office tonight, the p highest wind speed recorded si in Northland was at Kaitaia rithis morning—a gust of 43 r> I knots.
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Press, Volume CXI, Issue 32803, 31 December 1971, Page 14
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