The 1953 flooding of the Manawatu and Oroua River was one of the worst on record for the area. This photograph shows the debris left by the floodwaters. An eyewitness said local boys made makeshift rafts from the branches.
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- Image
- Date
- February 1953
- Digitisation ID
- 2014P_IMCA-DigitalMaster_009478
- Held In
- IMCA Digital Archive
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- J Moore
- Place
- Manawatu
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