STORM IN VICTORIA
WIDESPREAD DAMAGE. BUILDINGS UNROOFED. SHIPPING DELAYED. (United Press Association —By Electric Telegraph—Copyright.) MELBOURNE, May 14. Considerable damage was caused throughout the southern part of the State by a fierce storm which raged all night long. The wind reached a velocity of 80 miles an hour. Heavy rain fell, and widespread damage was done. Fishing craft in bays along the coast were blown ashore and damaged; trees were uprooted, and buildings were unroofed in' St. Hilda and Melbourne. -The steamer Mooltan, tossed by the swell in the bay, eventually berthed at Prince’s Pier, after considerable damage had been done both to the ship and the wharf. The residents of Inglewood experienced an anxious night. The town reservoir was not able to stand the strain and the top of the bank gave way. but it settled down on a firm foundation. There was a pre-arrang-ed signal for immediate danger. The local firebell sounded and residents rushed from their homes. The surrounding pa’-ts were flooded to a depth of inches, but actually little damage was done.
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Manawatu Standard, Volume L, Issue 142, 15 May 1930, Page 7
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176STORM IN VICTORIA Manawatu Standard, Volume L, Issue 142, 15 May 1930, Page 7
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