’QUAKES IN N.S.W.
SERIES OF TREMORS MANY CHIMNEYS DOWN EXODUS FROM HOMES (Elec. Tol. Copyright—United Press Assn.) (Received Nov. 20, noon.) -SYDNEY, Nov. 20. The township of Gunning was rocked against last night by earthquake shocks, accompanied by subterranean thunder. They shook the district at intervals from 5 p.m. till midnight. A number of women ran frantically from their homes, but most residents were calm. Many chimneys were broken, and there are fallen ventilators and leaking tanks all over the town. Most of the buildings are of brick or stone, and they show cracks of varying sizes.
Reports are arriving front various southern towns regarding the earth tremor yesterday. One house two miles outside of Gunning was so severely damaged that it has become uninhabitable.
Many local residents and ..business people report cracked walls, broken crockery and furniture. 'Some families are afraid to return to their homes owing to damage lo walls and roofs. INDIA ROOKED ALARM IN PESHAWAR CALCUTTA, Nov. 19. An earthquake shock, the most severe for many years, shook the whole of northern India at 8.40 o’clock yesterday morning. It rocked Peshawar, and the population became panicstricken and remained in the open all day.
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Poverty Bay Herald, Volume LXI, Issue 18559, 20 November 1934, Page 7
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197’QUAKES IN N.S.W. Poverty Bay Herald, Volume LXI, Issue 18559, 20 November 1934, Page 7
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