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This series of images were taken for a story that ran in The Manawatu Evening Standard on 22 September, 1978. The article details a mid-river collision in the Manawatū Gorge during the Manawatū River stage of the 1978 CItizen Watch Jet Boat Marathon. The two boats that collided were Campbell Wilkie's "The Ugly" and Hilton McLachlan's "Ruffian" (with Ross Baker and Charles Hughes as crew). A third boat skippered by Bryan Harvey sustained damage whilst avoiding the collision. The photograph of P. Bayens' boat included in the article was not found with the negatives.

Identification

Object type
Image
Digitisation ID
2020N_2017-20_AZ594_005c
Title
"Gorge Smash" [Jet Boat Accident]
Relation
2017-20
Format
B&W negative
Held In
Other
Archive
Manawatū Evening Standard Negative Collection

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"Gorge Smash" [Jet Boat Accident]
"Gorge Smash" [Jet Boat Accident]

Creation

Created By
Date
September 22, 1978

Object rights

Credit Line
Fairfax Media New Zealand

Taxonomy

Tags
accidents,
boating,
jet boats,
manawatū evening standard,
manawatū gorge,
manawatū river,
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