GALE IN THE NORTH.
DAMAGE AT BAY OF ISLANDS. WHALING STEAMER IN DANGER. [Pr.R Pricss Association.] AUCKLAND. August 10. The severest rr::le known for many years was experienced at Russell from b ii.ni. till midnight yesterday. Great damage v. as done to the launches and on shoreT One fanner estimates his loss at £IOOO. At Russell, the public hall wn« demolished. At, Whangamunni. south of the Bay of Islands. Messrs Cook had a. trying time in saving the whaling steamer, and considerable damage was done to factories. wharves and jetties. A considerable quantity of whale oil was lost,
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Star (Christchurch), Issue 12082, 10 August 1917, Page 6
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98GALE IN THE NORTH. Star (Christchurch), Issue 12082, 10 August 1917, Page 6
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