RESERVOIR WALL
NUMEROUS NARROW ESCAPES. By Cable—Press Association—Copyright Australian and N.Z. Cable Association. HOBART, March 29. Tiie wall of a reservoir at West Hobart crumbled under the pressure of 500,000 gallons of water, which poured down the slope of Mount Knockloftv, carrying with it huge stones and debris, and swept down, finally expending itself, in the basin Of the city, flooding houses and doing a great deal of minor damage. There were no casualties, but manynarrow escapes. “■
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Timaru Herald, Volume CXXIII, 30 March 1926, Page 7
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77RESERVOIR WALL Timaru Herald, Volume CXXIII, 30 March 1926, Page 7
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