“RED RAIN” IN SOUTHLAND
SHOWERS BRING DOWN DUST. By Telegraph.-—Press Association. Invereargill, Oct. 8. A peculiar phenomenon occurred over a large part of Southland on Saturday afternoon, when a dull red glow was observed in the sky. In some places it became so dark at 4 o’clock that artificial light had to bo used. On Sunday, footpaths, roads and houses were found lightly coated with red dust, while motor cars were caught in a shower and spotted red. It is surmised that the visitation was due to big bush fires on the West Coast, or to an eruption.
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Taranaki Daily News, 9 October 1928, Page 9
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