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Description

On the 3rd of February 1931, Napier experienced a disastrous earthquake, which resulted in damaging or destroying nearly every building in the city, with fires to follow. Shown here is a section of track buckled by the force of the earthquake.

Identification

Object type
Image
Relation
Public Photograph Collection Na 13b
Date
February 1931
Digitisation ID
2011N_Na13b_005715
Held In
"Coolstore"

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Tags
activities and events,
destruction,
disaster,
photographs,
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