VIOLENT STORM
LIGHTNING STRIKES SCHOOL DAMAGE AT SCOUTS' CAMP A sudden storm burst over Sydney and suburbs on October 13, accompanied by vivid flashes of lightning. Crowds of people during their lunch hour were caught unprepared, and many wer« drenched. Injury to pupils at the Waverley public school, which was struck by lightning, was prevented by the forethought of teachers. As soon as the storm began, the teachers ordered the children into the class rooms. Shortly afterwards a vivid flash of lightning struck the gable of the boys' section. Pieces of slate were flung about the deserted playground, and some pieces were found • 100 yards from the school. The deafening report alarmed the children, but their fears were calmed by the masters. Hie woodwork .of the roof was damaged as well as the slates. A whirlwind caused damage at the permanent camp of the Boy Scouts at Pennant Hills. The rcof of a hut. was caught up in the rotating current .of air and carried several hundred yards before it struck*a tree, where it hung among tho branches. The storm was due to a cyclonio disturbance centred to the south of Sydney. -
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New Zealand Herald, Volume LXIX, Issue 21319, 21 October 1932, Page 11
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192VIOLENT STORM New Zealand Herald, Volume LXIX, Issue 21319, 21 October 1932, Page 11
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