The 1953 flooding of the Manawatu and Oroua River was one of the worst on record for the area. This photograph shows Norm Terry in front of his house in his boat, used to rescue stranded people during the Rangiotu Flood.
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- Object type
- Image
- Date
- February 1953
- Digitisation ID
- 2014P_IMCA-DigitalMaster_009490
- Held In
- IMCA Digital Archive
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- J Moore
- Place
- Manawatu
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