This photograph shows the Oroua River during the Rangiotu Flood. The 1953 flooding of the Manawatu and Oroua River was one of the worst on record for the area.
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View of the Oroua River, Rangiotu Flood
Identification
- Object type
- Image
- Date
- February 1953
- Digitisation ID
- 2014P_IMCA-DigitalMaster_009499
- Held In
- IMCA Digital Archive
Creation
- Created By
- J Moore
- Place
- Manawatu
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