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Description

This photograph was taken from the second terrace above the river looking in an south-westerly direction. It is said that Wildbore, the photographer, wished to photograph a bush fire and was notified by Mr Roberts of Mount Richards of a burn taking place on his property. The fire burnt between Coal Creek and the site of the present Pohangina Valley West Road.

Identification

Object type
Image
Archive
Lindsay Family Collection
Relation
Public Photograph Collection Bf 2
Date
circa 1904
Digitisation ID
2008N_Bf2_WOR_1408
Held In
Coolstore

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Taxonomy

Tags
activities and events,
bush clearing,
charles,
countryside,
farm,
manawatu,
photographs,
rural,
smoke,
wildbore,
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