SWEPT BY TIDAL WAVE
CHATHAMS ISLAND WHARF NO DAMAGE CAUSED [BY TELEGRAPH —PRESS ASSOCIATION"] CHRISTCHURCn. Sunday A tidal wave occurred at Waitangi, Chatham Islands, a few weeks ago. Particulars are meagre, as very few people saw the wave, but from accounts given by passengers who arrived at Lyttelton from the Islands by the Tees to-day, it appears that warning of the wave was first given by the sea retreating from the shore near the new wharf. The sea bottom, where there is ordinarily 15 feet of water or more, was laid bare. Then the wave came in with a loud roar, sweeping clear across the wharf and high up on the beach. Loose timber on the wharf was swept over the side, but was later recovered. No damage was done. Tidal waves are not unusual at the Chatham Islands.
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New Zealand Herald, Volume LXX, Issue 21617, 9 October 1933, Page 8
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139SWEPT BY TIDAL WAVE New Zealand Herald, Volume LXX, Issue 21617, 9 October 1933, Page 8
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