SWEPT BY TORNADO
DISTRICT OF NEW SOUTH WALES DAMAGE AMOUNTS TO THOUSANDS,
FARMERS SUFFER LOSS. (United Press Association—By Electric Telegraph.—Copyright.) Received October 11, 10.50 a.m. SYDNEY, Oct. 11.
A torpado swept through the Manilla district, causing damage amounting to thousands of pounds. Sweeping along a quarter-mile front it demolished sheds and fencing, killing a large number of poultry and livestock.
One station homestead was destroyed and others unroofed. Numerous barns, woolsheds and garages were demolished. At ICiori siding the station was smashed to pieces. Twenty telephone posts were broken and both the electric and telephone services put out of action.
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Manawatu Standard, Volume LII, Issue 267, 11 October 1932, Page 7
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100SWEPT BY TORNADO Manawatu Standard, Volume LII, Issue 267, 11 October 1932, Page 7
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