HOUSES WRECKED

Evening Star, Issue 19773, 25 January 1928, Page 5

HOUSES WRECKED

STORM IN NEW SOUTH WALES. Press Association —By Telegraph—Copyright. SYDNEY, January 24. A cyclonic storm swept Mayfield, near Newcastle. It operated over a narrow strip, demolishing a number of houses and blowing people off their feet. The damage was extensive, but luckily there were no casualties. After the visitation wrecked houses and furniture were scattered in all directions. £IO,OOO DAMAGES DONE. A DEFINITE PATH. SYDNEY, January 25. (Received January 25, at 10.10 a.m.) The cyclone at Newcastle lasted only fifteen minutes. It carried everything before it, and did damage to the extent of £IO,OOO, none of which was covered by insurance. Accompanied by blinding ram the cyclone tore its way along a clearlydefined route about 50yds wide, through the suburbs of Mayfield and Waratah. Iron and tiled roofs were blown off like paper, and in some instances whirled 100yds away. Apart from slight head injuries .suffered by two women who were struck by falling debris, no casualties are reported. Altogether fifteen homes were wrecked.