A DESTRUCTIVE HURRICANE.
IN TAIHAPE DISTRICT. EXTENSIVE DAMAGE. By Telegraph.—Press Association. Wellington, Last Night. At 1.30 to-day a hurricane of thirty minutes duration passed over the Taihape district, wrecking many buildings. At Utiku, the Town Hall was blown into wreckage, and the -piano therein smashed to pieces. Gibbs’ box factory was blown down and extensive damage done to the stock. At least ten houses were unroofed, and. practically all < the fences are down. Many chimneys crashed to the ground, and trees were uprooted. The gale was confined to a narrow strip, clearing everything in its way. Taihape was not damaged.
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Taranaki Daily News, 3 July 1922, Page 4
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100A DESTRUCTIVE HURRICANE. Taranaki Daily News, 3 July 1922, Page 4
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