UPHEAVAL AT SEA
SHIPS LIFTED BODILY IN WATER ISLAND ALSO SHAKEN United P.A.-—By Telegraph—Copyright Reed. 11 a.m. MELBOURNE, Today. A severe earthquake occurred at Flinders Island at 10.45 oil Sunday morning, lasting three minutes. It came from the north-east and shook houses, breaking windows and cracking walls and chimneys. Alarmed inhabitants rushed into the streets. The steamer Calliboi at the wharf shook as if her engines were racing. Judging from the experience of the Union Company’s steamer Kiwitea, the earthquake had its centre at sea. The captain stated all aboard felt a submarine disturbance wben tbe vessel was about 30’ miles south-east of Cape Erren. The ship trembled and vibrated from stem to stern for 30 seconds. It then appeared to lift bodily in the water.
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Sun (Auckland), Volume III, Issue 859, 31 December 1929, Page 9
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126UPHEAVAL AT SEA Sun (Auckland), Volume III, Issue 859, 31 December 1929, Page 9
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