Disasters of the Eighties
Serious disasters, by flood and fire, descended upon Greymouth in the' ’eighties, and the progress of the town received considerable setbacks as a conse- -J quence. The big flood of 1887 was followed by the fire of 1888. The story may, perhaps, best be told by the publication of the following description:
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Greymouth Evening Star, 25 February 1928, Page 16 (Supplement)
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56Disasters of the Eighties Greymouth Evening Star, 25 February 1928, Page 16 (Supplement)
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