GREYMOUTH SWEPT
CONSIDERABLE DAMAGE
. (By: Telegraph—Press Association.): -, GREYMOUTH, January 23. A wintry gale witlv squalls of sleety rain which swept Greymouth; this afternoon did considerable) damage to property. Fences were flattened, sheds unroof ed,, and ' wirelesfe masts blown down by the gale, which lasted most of the afternoon. In many cases the windows of .- houses were torn from their hinges. - No injuries to persons are reported. . At station 3ZR the 60-foot lattice aerial mast erected above Central Chambers was partly, demolished, necessitating a curtailment of programmes. , , ' The rain, which commenced on Saturday morning, brought relief to farmers in all parts of the West Coast after a prolonged dry spell which was seriously affecting pastures.. Gold dredges depending mainly on consistent rainfall have also been hampered in their operations since the holidays, but the rain will enable them to carry on as usual.
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Evening Post, Volume CXXV, Issue 19, 24 January 1938, Page 10
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