GALE IN VICTORIA
MUCH DAMAGE IN CITY & COUNTRY MANY HOUSES UNROOFED. SHIPS FORCED TO SEEK SHELTER. By Telegraph—Press Association. Copyright. MELBOURNE, September 16. A westerly gale with gusts reaching a maximum velocity of 58 miles an hour did much damage in the city and country today. Roofs were lifted from many houses in the suburbs and trees blown out by their roots. Yachts were washed ashore and wrecked. Fences were destroyed and great havoc was caused in orchards. Airline services were disorganised. There is a terrific sea raging in Bass Strait where 12 ships were forced to seek shelter.
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Wairarapa Times-Age, 17 September 1938, Page 5
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99GALE IN VICTORIA Wairarapa Times-Age, 17 September 1938, Page 5
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