Heavy Gale Hits Auckland
AUCKLAND, Dec. 4 A 60-miles sn hour gale climaxmg this week's bad vveati.er, ripped ac i>s. Auckland early this morning. Afte. midnight it built up in force, reaching ,ts peak before 8 a.m. and leaving a battered c-ity behind. The damage though minor, is widespread. Gardensuffered badly and fruitgrowers aml market gardeners lost heavily. The maximum gust recorded at Mechanics Bay was 61 mph at 7.15 a m. North Shore dwellers had the rough est trip across the liarbour for months Oue ferry heeled over uiuler the for--»f the gale, sending the bottom lei ra.il under the water and shipping a sea vhich soaked many passengers. Women screained . thinking the boat vvas about to overturn. Traffic was obstructed in the eitv iin til workmen cleared away a tall jior) lar tree which crashed on to Princess Street ■
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Chronicle (Levin), 9 December 1949, Page 7
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