£IO,OOO Damage In Gale At Westport
(Spec.) WESTPORT, This Day. Damage estimated at £ 10,000 was done by a severe storm which swept from the north-west across Westport at four o'clock on Saturday morning. The storm travelled diagonally across the town in a path a chain wide, unroofing and otherwise damaging 10 houses, including State houses in course of erection.
One house was completely turned around on its piles. In another case a chimney fell from a collapsed roof and narrowly missed a woman. Roof's and verandahs were carried for miles. In some houses the contents were drawn out and carried a wav.
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Northern Advocate, 1 May 1944, Page 5
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102£10,000 Damage In Gale At Westport Northern Advocate, 1 May 1944, Page 5
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