GALE AT ARMY CAMP
A record gale, a record rainfall, and a record thunderstorm were experienced on Tuesday in a North Island military camp. A strong gale set in in the morning, accompanied by thunder, while in the afternoon torrential rain fell.
A stream which passes through the camp broke its banks and was soon flowing down the camp streets. Several tents, mostly Public Works Department ones, were blown down. Some large marquees were wrecked and a few Army bell-tents were damaged.
While officers were making a survey of the damage and were making alternative arrangements for the billeting of the troops, the men themselves were in high spirits and treated the affair as a welcome break from the routine of camp life.
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Evening Post, Volume CXXXIII, Issue 6, 8 January 1942, Page 9
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123GALE AT ARMY CAMP Evening Post, Volume CXXXIII, Issue 6, 8 January 1942, Page 9
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