STORM DAMAGE
SHIPPING HELD UP
(Australian Press Association)
(Received this day at 9.40 a.m.) MELBOURNE, May 14
Considerable damage has been caused throughout the Southern part of the State by the storm. Fishing craft in the bays along the coast were blown ashore and damaged, trees were uprooted and buildings unroofed, in St. Kilda.
.Melbourne shipping was disorganised bv the gale and the departure of both overseas and interstate vessels was ■delayed. For the first occasion in the history of the Port Philip pilot station, it was not able to supply pilots. The weather was too bad to permit pilots going aboard or disembarking. The steamer Mooltan was tossed by a swell in the by, but eventually at Princes Pier, after considerable damage was done both to ship and wjiarf. Besidents of Inglewood experienced an anxious night. The town reservoir was not able to stand the strain, and the top bank gave wv, but settled down on a. firm foundation. As a pre-ar-ranged signal for immediate danger, the local firebel 1 was sounded and residents rushed from their homes. Surrounding parts were flooded to a depth of a few inches, but actually little damage was done.
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Hokitika Guardian, 14 May 1930, Page 5
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