A TERRIFIC HAILSTORM.
GREAT DAMAGE AT SYDNJJV.
Received Jan. 5, 5.5 p.m. Sydney, Jan. 5.
A terrific thunderstorm, lasting for 20 ' minutes, accompanied by a high wind and" deluge of ram, with monster hailstones, on Saturday afternoon, did great damage to the city and suburbs, particularly the eastern suburbs. Windows and skylights were smashed in wholesale fashion, and roofs wero lifted.
Water spoiled large quantities of sto&k in shops and warehouses. Many sailing boats capsized in the harbor.
A woman was killed by lightning at Bondi-
The Btorm cleared as suddenly as it arose, and ceased the intense heat which had been prevalent for many days.—; Aus.-N.Z. Cable Assoc.
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Taranaki Daily News, 6 January 1919, Page 5
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109A TERRIFIC HAILSTORM. Taranaki Daily News, 6 January 1919, Page 5
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