Rotorua in Ruins. Many People Killed. Ashes falling In Tauranga,
j , •' - J ' Tauranga, 11 a. m. ' News , has; just been received here to the effecjb, tHat the whole, town of Rotoraa is in ruins, and- is nothing' but a howling waste' of scoria ashi. ! ' < • Lake Bptomahana ' has H explpded, •and, its site, now, fprms "part\of the tremendous yolcano, caused the . destruction 1 of the^ town; - " Ai w , jit is reported that fourteen' persons have " been - killed * -at • Wairoa. 'The house Qf^thg^scWmaster, Mr Hazard is burVed in ashes* up to the roof, and it is beliey^thaf he and his whole* family aye : buried l benekth,' the;fieryVshp%ers f of ; ashes.' ; ' ,£.'*' V:*,.V :* ,. i andvßotortial 1
Ashes are still falling in Tauranga, and the panic continues.
Permanent link to this item
Hononga pūmau ki tēnei tūemi
https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/TAN18860612.2.82
Bibliographic details
Ngā taipitopito pukapuka
Te Aroha News, Volume IV, Issue 156, 12 June 1886, Page 1
Word count
Tapeke kupu
122Rotorua in Ruins. Many People Killed. Ashes falling In Tauranga, Te Aroha News, Volume IV, Issue 156, 12 June 1886, Page 1
Using this item
Te whakamahi i tēnei tūemi
No known copyright (New Zealand)
To the best of the National Library of New Zealand’s knowledge, under New Zealand law, there is no copyright in this item in New Zealand.
You can copy this item, share it, and post it on a blog or website. It can be modified, remixed and built upon. It can be used commercially. If reproducing this item, it is helpful to include the source.
For further information please refer to the Copyright guide.
Log in