The Storm in the North.
SERIOUS DAMAQE.
JR* JP£OSB A3BOCIATIOW. HiWEUA, February 27. further advices from. Qpun%ke state that the Opunafce etid of the Wairau bridge pollapsed, owing to a concrete pier having been undermined by the flood water, The main .span is severely twisted, but may be uaed when repairs are effected. It is reported that the only bridges standing on the El ham road are Quri and Tangatara, and that Cox's dairy factory has been severely damaged. In Opunake township only one or two houses escaped thorough flooding. Newman Bros' store suffered most, a quantity of sugar and flout being destroyed.
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Ashburton Guardian, Volume XIV, Issue 2910, 28 February 1893, Page 2
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103The Storm in the North. Ashburton Guardian, Volume XIV, Issue 2910, 28 February 1893, Page 2
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