VOLCANIC DUST IN GISBORNE AREA
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GISBORNE,' May^ 1. Voleanie dust frqm MT. Ngaurukfte, 135 miles aifline from Cxisbonie,;covej'ed many areas of the t.own anil eountry districts this morning-. • . A, gi'evish pnrple coatiitg lay indoors, on paths, and on verandahs, ;and roof colours were blotted out. Past was stjll failing Ti the Ngatapa distriet at 9.30 a.m. today, " - It was first noticed in the •Patutahi distriet at about 9 o'clock last night. and reports fl-om the Poverty Bav flats indieate that in plaees it was an eight h. of an ineh tliick. White fenees- atid , sheep were blac-k. Waimata residents heard rumblings dtifing the night, 'and otitef areas re-poi-ted a sulphurous smell. ,
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Chronicle (Levin), 3 May 1948, Page 4
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