The 1953 flooding of the Manawatu and Oroua River was one of the worst on record for the area. This photograph shows the house belonging to Norm Terry flooded, taken from the Main Road.
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Flooded House, Rangiotu Flood
Identification
- Object type
- Image
- Date
- February 1953
- Digitisation ID
- 2014P_IMCA-DigitalMaster_009491
- Held In
- IMCA Digital Archive
Creation
- Created By
- J Moore
- Place
- Manawatu
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