High winds in south
Winds estimated at 100 miles an hour dislodged one of the jumpers at the New Zealand Electricity Department’s sub-station"'at Albury yesterday morning. The South Canterbury Electric Power Board’s Chief Engineer (Mr F. C. Stevenson) said that repairs were made by the department’s staff, but the sub-station was out from 11.15 a.m. until 1.26 p.m. The supply to the 500 or 600 consumers in the Albury-Fairlie district was affected.
i Strong winds were experi- ■ enced at Mount Cook 1 National Park throughout Monday night and until i about 10 a.m. yesterday, I when it rained heavily. At the Mount John 'univer- > stty observatory at Lake ■ Tekapo. north-westerly winds reached 68 knots at 9 am. and averaged from 50 knots ; to 60 knots until 10.15 a.m. A series of strong gusts I was recorded up to 1 p.m., I some attaining 60 knots.
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Press, Volume CXII, Issue 33062, 1 November 1972, Page 1
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