Evacuating house in flood

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Description: People being evacuated by boat from the Morrison’s house on Albert Street, near the corner of St Albans Avenue, Palmerston North. The man with his back to the camera is Mr Killiman.

Identification

Relation: Public Photograph Collection Fl 1
Date: May 1941
Digitisation id: 2007N_Fl1_BRW_0580
Held in: Coolstore

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Creation

Created By: Arthur J Shailer
Place: Albert Street, Palmerston North

Location

175.632849, -40.362438

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License: No Known Restrictions

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Tags: boat; bridges and waterways; canoe; chimney; cottage; disaster; photographs; water

Community Tags: flood; natural disaster

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Arthur J Shailer. "Evacuating house in flood", Manawatū Heritage, Ian Matheson City Archives, https://manawatuheritage.pncc.govt.nz/item/8ecef4c9-4104-41ca-b5b7-8e6a3903236f, accessed 2026-08-10 02:07.

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