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The flood peaked at 11pm on Sunday 4th May 1941 when a reading of 18ft, 9” above normal was registered at the Fitzherbert Bridge.

Identification

Object type
Image
Digitisation ID
2007N_Fl19_BRW_1216
Title
Manawatu River in flood
Held In
Coolstore
Date
1941-05

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Creation

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Place
Fitzherbert Bridge, Palmerston North

Object rights

License
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Taxonomy

Tags
1940s,
bridges and waterways,
fitzherbert bridge,
flooding,
manawatu river,
photographs,
Community Tags
flood,
natural disaster,
water,

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Rider and horse on Fitzherbert Bridge
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