Greymouth Lashed By Storm
[Special to “Northern Advocate ”l GREYMOUTH, This Day. On Monday morning in a furious storm, a gale which at times reached terrific force, and which was accompanied by heavy rain, loud peals of thunder and vivid lightning, swept Greymouth and places nearby. Serious damage was done to the harbour board’s 75-ton hydraulic crane, the largest on the wharf, when it was derailed. Major damage in various parts of the town included the blowing down of large hoardings, wireless poles and fences. About 3 a.m„ when part of a tin chimney fell on to electric power and light lines in Chapel Street and cut them, fuses in a nearby sub-station were blown, causing a blinding flash, which lit up the surrounding area brighter than daylight. I
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Northern Advocate, 15 December 1938, Page 6
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