Suva Has Blackouts, Too !
p. 56 · Read in the full issue
SUVA, like Sydney, began to have daily electricity blackouts in March (and they continued into April) due to an unusual run of mishaps.
The trouble started when lightning struck the Suva Powerhouse and burned a hole in the armature windings in one of the main generators. Then, when the job was almost completed by Lectric, Ltd., a fire broke out in their workshops and the generator was again badly damaged.
Mrs. Colin Sefton, of Koitaki, Papua was holidaying in Sydney in April,