The accident occurred due to the collapse of the Bulls Bridge 15 June 1973, caused by scouring of the foundations in a heavy flood. The bus was recovered on 17th June 1973. Mr M J Farrington, driver, was the sole occupant of the bus and was admitt...

Creator:      Manawatu Evening Standard
Place:          Bulls
Date:          June 17, 1973

Part of the salvage crew winch equipment down the banks of the Manawatu River in the Gorge. Engine driver Basil Craighead and Fireman R Hoskins drowned when their 140-tonne goods train was derailed by a slip and fell into the flooded Manawatu Rive...

Creator:      Elmar Studios, 459 Main Street, Palmerston North
Place:          The Gorge, Palmerston North
Date:          August 24, 1946

Engine driver Basil Craighead and Fireman R Hoskins drowned when their 140-tonne goods train was derailed by a slip and fell into the flooded Manawatu River in the Manawatu Gorge on 20 August 1946. The steam engine sank under the flood waters and ...

Creator:      Elmar Studios, 459 Main Street, Palmerston North
Place:          Palmerston North
Date:          August 24, 1946

50 onlookers watched as firefighter Kevin Gardner unsuccessfully attempted a rescue of cat stuck on one spire of All Saint Church. Rather than be caught, the cat leapt off the structure. It was caught by two onlookers, Tony Blyth and Roger Murray,...

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