This image was taken for a story that ran in The Manawatu Evening Standard on 21 May, 1959. "Yesterday, with the Manawatu River in flood, men were at work placing trees and barrels of sand along the banks at a point near the end of Ruahine Street in an effort to prevent the river from eating into the stopbanks." Other photos associated with this article was published on the same day.

"Moves to Prevent Further Erosion"
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- Manawatu Evening Standard
- Place
- Manawatū River, Palmerston North
- Date
- May 21, 1959
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