More Info →Storm Damaged Building, Queen Street

Description

A severe storm which crossed the North Island on 2 February 1936 caused substantial damage in and around Palmerston North, one of the hardest hit towns. Houses lost roofs, chimneys were blown over, the grandstands of the A&P Association, the Awapuni Racecourse and the sports-ground were demolished and a man was killed when he was blown off his roof as he tried to repair it.

Identification

Object type

Image

Relation

Public Photograph Collection Stm 1

Date

1936

Digitisation ID

2014N_Stm1_009069

Held In

Coolstore