BIRDS DROP DOWN DEAD
SCORCHING WINDS SWEEP QUEENSLAND
FIERCE STORM FOLLOWS Reed. 9.59 a.m. BRISBANE, Today. Scorching winds and temperatures reaching 118 degrees at Stonehenge, on the Thompson River, and 117 degrees at Winton, were experienced in many parts, of Queensland in the week-end. Birds dropped dead in many places. This was followed yesterday by hailstorms and hurricanes on the north coast, the Nambour and Palmwood districts suffering most. Citrus crops were ruined, potatoes were damaged, and trees were uprooted, many being struck by lightning. Houses were badly knocked about.
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Sun (Auckland), Volume III, Issue 830, 26 November 1929, Page 9
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90BIRDS DROP DOWN DEAD Sun (Auckland), Volume III, Issue 830, 26 November 1929, Page 9
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