BURSTING OF DAM
MUCH DAMAGE IN HOBART. RESIDENTS’ NARROW ESCAPES. HOBART, March 29. The wall of tho reservoir at West Hobart crumbled under tho pressure of half a million gallons of water which poured down tho slopes of Mount Knocldofty, carrying with it huge stones and debris, and swept down, finally expanding itself in tho basin of tho city, flooding houses and doing a great deal of minor damage. •There were no casualties, but there were many narrow escapes.—Press Association.
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Manawatu Standard, Volume XLVI, Issue 102, 30 March 1926, Page 11
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80BURSTING OF DAM Manawatu Standard, Volume XLVI, Issue 102, 30 March 1926, Page 11
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