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THE STORM AT BROOME.

■ • _4_ WORST ON RECORD.: By Telegraph—Press Association—Copyright.. ■ Fremantle, November 24./ The storm at Broome, on the norths west coast, was tho worst on record. It commenced on Friday, and raged throughout Saturday with great violence.' The estimate of the damage donsashore is ,£20,000, besides damage to. buildings. ' -. .. . ' Trees, fences, telegraph and. telephonl poles were levelled in all directions. About seventy luggers and other small.' craft are'piledon the beach. Many-are damaged beyond repair. • .Thirty or forty others sank at their moorings, ana grave fears, are. entertained regarding seventy or eighty unaccounted for, though' it is hoped that proportion,' at least, sought refuge in the creeks .along the coast'. -Rescue parties are out searchinj tho coast. So far as is known, twelv< live T s'-havo been lost, including those oi two whites named Farrell and Street, i FORTY LIVES LOST. ■ (Rec. November 25, 1.1 a.m.} Fremantle,' November 24. The rainfall at Broome in. four days totalled eleven inches. The town iva's devastated of foliage. The death-roll now totals forty, all the lives being lost at sea. Unless many boats turn up tho num-" ber will be increased. On Saturday people were fleeing in directions from falling roofs • and build* ings.

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Dominion, Volume 4, Issue 983, 25 November 1910, Page 5

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THE STORM AT BROOME. Dominion, Volume 4, Issue 983, 25 November 1910, Page 5

THE STORM AT BROOME. Dominion, Volume 4, Issue 983, 25 November 1910, Page 5

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