STORM IN THE SOUTH
POWER SUPPLY SUFFERS P.A. INVERCARGILL, June & Snow, hail, rain, and wind were exj{ pei-ienced in Southland today. The: storm was responsible for serious interruption in electric power supply and the power supply staff is still facedi with a formidable task in repairing breakages all over the province in cold» stormy weather. The worst breakage occurred at Makarewa this morning, when three poles carrying 6000-volt lines were blown down at 8.14 a.m. Apparently a' drain had been dug' near the poles. The water undermining the poles and the wind completed the damage. Poles* are down and wires broken at various places throughout the province. When! the break occurred at 8.14 a.m., the power supply was off in Invercargill and the corporation standby plant was: brought into use to give a restricted! lighting service and to run the trams, which had been brought to a halt at a busy morning period. Taxis were practically unobtainable this morning/ so great was the demand.
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Evening Post, Volume CXXXVII, Issue 133, 7 June 1944, Page 4
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