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Description

A group of cyclists naviagate the flooding on Rangitikei Street. The 1926 flood particularly affected the Takaro area of Palmerston North. The Mangaone and Kawau Streams overflowed and some houses were surrounded by 2-3 feet of water. Around 1927 the main flow of the Kawau stream was diverted into the Mangaone Stream to remove the need for the city’s storm water system to cope with large volumes of water originating from farmland north-east of the city. This scheme appears to be a direct result of the 1926 flood.

Identification

Object type
Image
Relation
Public Photograph Collection Fl 78
Date
July 1926
Digitisation ID
2011P_Fl78_004562
Held In
"Coolstore"

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Taxonomy

Tags
bicycle,
bridges and waterways,
photographs,
water,
Community Tags
flood,
natural disaster,

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