THE MORRINSVILLE EARTHQUAKE
MORE SHOCKS CONCRETE' BUILDINGS SUFFER. By telbgbaph.—Press-Association.;/ Auckland, November 12. ’, Latest reports from Morrihsville short-, ly before midnight indicate, that further earthquakes’.have occurred,, reducing many residents to a great state of.'fear. Disturbances were exceptionally, severe, being unique in the experience Of the district. Damage from broken crockery; and glassware runs into.many pounds,, but' the extent of the damage - as a re-, suit of the. cracks in concrete buildings is not known at present. During the earthquakes buildings shook violently. . When the most severe shocks occurred in Thames Street scarcely a., building, escaped some damage, shopkeepers, in, some cases being heavy losers. . Among the buildings affected are the Bank of Australasia and the Bank of New Zealand.
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Dominion, Volume 20, Issue 42, 13 November 1926, Page 9
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119THE MORRINSVILLE EARTHQUAKE Dominion, Volume 20, Issue 42, 13 November 1926, Page 9
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