LIGHTNING HAVOC
TWO PERSONS KILLED
FIRE STATION DESTROYED
(Klee, fl’iil. Copyright—United Tress Assn.) (Received January 4, 11 a.m.) SYDNEY, Jan. 4.
Geoffrey Parkins; 38, and his nephew, William Reece, 12, were struck dead by lightning while sheltering under a tree during a violent storm at Walgett. Despite the fact that it was raining heavily, the fire station at Creswick, Victoria, was burned to the ground after it was struck by lightning. The observation tower was also destroyed.
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Poverty Bay Herald, Volume LXII, Issue 18595, 4 January 1935, Page 7
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77LIGHTNING HAVOC Poverty Bay Herald, Volume LXII, Issue 18595, 4 January 1935, Page 7
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