Canoeing down flooded street

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Description: Taken outside H Richardson’s house, possibly on Albert Street, during the big flood of 5th May 1941. People in the canoe are unidentified.

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Relation: Public Photograph Collection Fl 2
Date: May 1941
Digitisation id: 2007N_Fl2_BRW_1214
Held in: Coolstore

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Created By: A J Shailer
Place: Palmerston North

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Tags: bridges and waterways; disaster; palmerston north; photographs

Community Tags: canoe; flood; natural disaster; water

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A J Shailer. "Canoeing down flooded street", Manawatū Heritage, Ian Matheson City Archives, https://manawatuheritage.pncc.govt.nz/item/b945f26f-0a63-4eb8-9f6d-d6bc8bc2ff1f, accessed 2026-08-23 06:59.

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