On the third of February 1931, Napier experienced a disastrous earthquake, which resulted in damaging or destroying nearly every building in the city, with fires to follow. This image shows crevasses in the road at Port Ahuriri.
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Identification
- Object type
- Image
- Digitisation ID
- 2011P_Na9_005773
- Title
- 'Quake crevasses' after Napier Earthquake
- Held In
- Coolstore
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Creation
- Created By
- G and R
- Place
- Hawkes Bay
- Date
- February 1931
Object rights
- Credit Line
- Palmerston North City Library
- License
- No Known Restrictions
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- Community Tags
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