FURTHER SHOCKS
EARTH TREMORS AT NARROMINE
(Australian Press Association.)
SYDNEY, May 23
Earth tremors continued to scare the
residents of' Narromine during the week-end when four additional shocks were felt. Th© rumbling continued for some considerable time over a wider area than before, and people rushed into the streets when the buildings shook. Crockery rattled and pictures swung
out from the walls, plaster fell, and
chimneys crashed, while bricks were split in the walls. Tremors were also jf felt at Wellington. > Earthquake shocks were also recorded at Narromine on March 2 and May 20.
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Hokitika Guardian, 24 May 1932, Page 5
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94FURTHER SHOCKS Hokitika Guardian, 24 May 1932, Page 5
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