MEXICO SHAKEN.
DISASTROUS EARTHQUAKES VICTIMS BELIEVED BURIED IN RUINS. (United Press Association —By Electric Telegraph Copyright.) (Australian Press Association.) MEXICO CITY, June 17. South and Central Mexico were shaken by earthquakes on Saturday night, which were continued on Sunday. In the State of Oaxaca it is feared that a number of victims are buried in the ruins of their homes. The damage to property is very widespread. SHAKE RECOEDED IN NEW ZEALAND. (By Telegraph—Press Association.) WELLINGTON, June 19. The Mexican ’quake mentioned in today’s cables was recorded at Ivelburn observatory on Saturday as a severe shake, and it was located as about 7000 miles away.
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Hawera Star, Volume XLVII, 19 June 1928, Page 11
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105MEXICO SHAKEN. Hawera Star, Volume XLVII, 19 June 1928, Page 11
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