VIOLENT STORM IN WEST AUSTRALIA
Many Buildings Damaged Perth, May 22. A violent storm swept the southern part of the State. Many buildings in Perth were damaged, and scores of river craft wrenched from their moorings and piled up along the foreshore. The wind reached a velocity of 56 miles an hour, and rain fell in torrents. Broken electric light and power cables held up tram traffic. Panic reigned in a two-story building at Guildford, which was almost demolished by a willy-willy. The roof was carried off and blown into the street 150 feet from the building, the 15-lnch walls of which collapsed. UNPRECEDENTED STORM Torrential Rain at Norfolk Island The Director-General of the Post and Telegraph Department. Mr. G. McNamara, yesterday received the following message from the manager of the Auckland branch of the Pacific Cable Board: — “Norfolk Island advises unprecedented storm, accompanied by 15 inches of torrential rain during night Washed away cablehouse and road leading to lint. Cables temporarily interrupted to Norfolk only."
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Dominion, Volume 29, Issue 202, 23 May 1936, Page 9
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166VIOLENT STORM IN WEST AUSTRALIA Dominion, Volume 29, Issue 202, 23 May 1936, Page 9
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