LANDSLIDE IN GULLY
FRIGHT FOR CAMPING PARTY HEAVY FALL CLOSE AT HAND [by telegraph—OWN CORRESPONDENT] HASTINGS, Tuesday . A camping party of five Hastings men had a. frightening experience when a landslide came do win within 50 yards of where their camp was pitched near Cape Kidnappers. They had been deepsea fishing in the bay when a change irf wind made them decide to make for the shore and camp the night in what is known as Rabbit Gully. Iu the early hours of the morning the men were awakened by a crashing sound, followed by a roar and a series of thuds. An investigation revealed that less than 50 yards up the gully there had been a large slip, the face of one high cliff having come down. There was 110 further disturbance during the flight, but it was admitted by the men that they spent an anxious time until daybreak, when they returned to their boat.
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New Zealand Herald, Volume LXXVI, Issue 23486, 25 October 1939, Page 8
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