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Woman carrying bedding outside 249 Victoria Avenue, Palmerston North. In May 1941 the Manawatu River flooded about 250 hectares of the city. A stop bank between Fitzroy Street and Jickell Street had been constructed but it proved inadequate for the flood waters.

Identification

Object type
Image
Relation
IMCA Digital Archive 2011
Date
May 4, 1941
Digitisation ID
2011P_IMCA-DigitalLibrary_005572
Held In
IMCA Digital Archive

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Creation

Created By
Place
Victoria Avenue, Palmerston North

Object rights

License
No Known Restrictions

Taxonomy

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

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