A Terrific Tornado.
AN AUSTRALIAN TOWNSHIP WRECKED
The township of Adavale, (Juecnsland, was recently wrecked by a tornado Before peo; !e could realise the situation, however, they were startled by terrific peals of thunder and blinding flashes of lightning, the houses rocked, aud everything lying about was blown into the lagoon, Half a minute afterwards the rain came down with tremendous force. As the tornado swept down the street, verandah posts were torn up or broken off and carried through the air, failing some* times on the roofs of buildings. Every verandah in the main street w«« torn away, and the iron was stripped from nearly every roof. The full force of the hurricane was felt near the Imperial Hotel, which is one of the largest aud most substantial bouses in the west. The building was completely wrecked, being levelled to the ground, with the exception of a portion of the walls. The roof fell tu, smashing everything, and tbf people inside escaped almost miraculously.
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Wairarapa Standard, Volume XVIII, Issue 1773, 18 December 1885, Page 2
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165A Terrific Tornado. Wairarapa Standard, Volume XVIII, Issue 1773, 18 December 1885, Page 2
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