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The photograph captions read "Some Submarine" and "Toby and Billie has some fun in the Foxton Floods, 1916". During late August 1916, wide spread flooding from Rangiotu through to Foxton caused many roads to be covered with water, many impassable to traffic. After some careful manipulation, trains were able to continue running. Boat men had to rescue local settlers, delivering them to the local store and post office.

Identification

Object type
Image
Date
1916
Digitisation ID
2015P_Fo91_011251
Format
B&W print
Held In
Coolstore

Creation

Created By
Place
Foxton

Object rights

Taxonomy

Community Tags
flood,
foxton,
water,

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