GALE DAMAGE
CHURCH SPIRE WRECKED. (Per Press Association.—Copyright). TIMARU, November 4. Timaru and the surrounding districts experienced a sixty mile an hour northwest gale in the early morning which, did a considerable amount of minor 1 damage to fences and other unstable structures. It struck the spire of the wooden Roman Catholic church being re-erected at Washdyke, which crashed to the • ground, and was completely j wrecked. | In its fall, the spire struck electric j power lines, causing interruption which, however, was quickly repaired, j
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Hokitika Guardian, 5 November 1936, Page 7
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