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Flooding at Richmond Escolme Harrison's residence in Albert Street. R E Harrison was a nurseryman of Hokowhitu, Palmerston North, and after the flood the family was never return to this home. the house is now the Village Inn in Hokowhitu. In May 1941 the Manawatu River flooded about 250 hectares of the city. A stop bank between Fitzroy Street and Jickell Street had been constructed but it proved inadequate for the flood waters.

Identification

Object type
Image
Relation
IMCA Digital Archive 2011
Date
May 4, 1941
Digitisation ID
2011P_IMCA-DigitalMaster_005568
Held In
"IMCA Digital Archive"

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Taxonomy

Tags
bridges and waterways,
house,
photographs,
Community Tags
flood,
natural disaster,
water,

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