The 1953 flooding of the Manawatu and Oroua River was one of the worst on record for the area. This photograph shows an unknown farm being swamped by floodwaters during the Rangiotu Flood.
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Farm in Flood, Rangiotu Flood
Identification
- Object type
- Image
- Date
- February 1953
- Digitisation ID
- 2014P_IMCA-DigitalMaster_009487
- Held In
- IMCA Digital Archive
Creation
- Created By
- J Moore
- Place
- Manawatu
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