On December 24 1953, the five members of the Nicholls family died at Tangiwai Bridge in New Zealand's worst rail disaster. This plaque commemorates the three sons that died. It is situated in "Scouts and Guides Corner" of All ...
Creator: Leanne Hickman
Place: The Square, Palmerston North
Date: August 2018
Scout and Guide Corner of All Saints Church. It features a plaque and lamp commemorating the three children of the Nicholls family killed at Tangiwai Bridge on 24 December 1953.
The entire Nicholls family perished in the Tangiwai d...
Creator: Leanne Hickman
Place: The Square, Palmerston North
Date: August 2018
Grave site of the Nicholls family including the graves of the 5 Nicholls members killed at Tangiwai. Jack is named but he was never found.
Creator: Leanne Hickman
Date: December 21, 2018
Creator: Leanne Hickman
Place: Palmerston North
Date: December 21, 2018
Gravestone of the Nicholls family at Terrace End Cemetery: Block 30A Plot: 037. All five members of the family perished in the Tangiwai Disaster of 1953.
Ray Aged 50
Eve Aged 46 years
Jim Aged 13
Jack Aged 11. Never found.
Victims of Tangiwai...
Creator: Leanne Hickman
Date: August 2018