BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH.
FRIGHTFUL FLOOD AT GEEYMOUTH. TIIIETY HOUSES DESTEOYED. Gbexmouth, Friday. The whole of the property facing the river from Johnston-street, B'chmond Quay, westward, has been washed away, The property lost consists of thirty to forty houses. It is not yet known whether there has been any loss of life. The river is fast subsiding. The damage is fearful. The floods at Hokitika have not boeu attended with damage.
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Westport Times, Volume VI, Issue 925, 10 February 1872, Page 2
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70BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH. Westport Times, Volume VI, Issue 925, 10 February 1872, Page 2
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