This photograph shows a truck loaded with hay bales to keep them out of the floodwaters. One of the men is Norm Terry. The truck was owned by a local carrier firm by the name of J.W. Cooksley. The 1953 Rangiotu Flood was one of the largest floods for the Oroua River on record.

Men rescuing hay bales, Rangiotu
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- Object type
- Image
- Digitisation ID
- 2014P_IMCA-DigitalMaster_009481
- Title
- Men rescuing hay bales, Rangiotu
- Held In
- IMCA Digital Archive
- Original held in
- Digital Photograph Collection, with no hardcopy held
- Date
- 1953-02
Creation
- Created By
- J Moore
- Place
- Rangiotu, Manawatu
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