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Children Find Floods Quite Fun

This image was taken for a story that ran in The Manawatu Evening Standard on 28 February 1958, page 8: "Cynthia, aged 14 (left) and Helen Bennett aged 11, wade through one of the many flooded streets at Tangimoana on Wednesday. The depth of water...

Creator:      Manawatu Evening Standard
Place:          Tangimoana
Date:          February 28, 1958

"No Cars Passed this Point" - Flooding

This image was taken for a story that ran in The Manawatu Evening Standard on 25 February 1958, page 9: "No cars could pass this point, about one and a half miles from the Tangimoana township, and by 10 o'clock the water had reached a depth of 18 ...

Creator:      Manawatu Evening Standard
Place:          Tangimoana
Date:          February 25, 1958

"Minister Collects First Hand Erosion Evidence"

This image was taken for a story that ran in The Manawatu Evening Standard on 5 August, 1959. "The Minister of Works (Mr Watt) is seen yesterday inspecting the rapid erosion at Tangimoana, caused by the swirling waters of the Rangitikei River. In...

Creator:      Manawatu Evening Standard
Place:          Palmerston North
Date:          1959-08-05T00:00:00+00:00

"Novel Means of Transport" - Flooding

This image was taken for a story that ran in The Manawatu Evening Standard on 25 February 1958, page 7: "Novel means of transport were used to negotiate the flooded road into Tangimoana today. This picture shows an enterprising resident who came o...

Creator:      Manawatu Evening Standard
Place:          Tangimoana
Date:          February 25, 1958

"Vision of a better life"

This image was taken for a story that ran in The Manawatu Evening Standard on Friday, 7 November 1978 “Vision of a better life: Mrs Boyle, left, and Mrs Chandler, with their men of the moment, Bill Rowling and Trevor de Cleene.” Lettie Chandler (a...

Creator:      Manawatu Evening Standard
Place:          Palmerston North
Date:          November 17, 1978

"Cleaning up After the Devastation" - Flooding

This image was taken for a story that ran in The Manawatu Evening Standard on 27 February 1958, page 8: "Typical of the scene in nearly every yard in Tangimoana yesterday was this one of furniture and effects being dried out in the hot sun. The l...

Creator:      Manawatu Evening Standard
Place:          Tangimoana
Date:          February 27, 1958

Pukemarama, Near Tangimoana

Pukemarama is the home of Mr and Mrs R D McKelvie. The house was built for Mr McKelvie's father, Mr James McKelvie, in 1900. Mr James McKelvie designed the house but gave his plans to the Wanganui architects Russell and Bignell to "dust up". The t...

Creator:      Manawatu Evening Standard
Place:          Tangimoana
Date:          1976

Mr and Mrs Rex McKelvie Outside Pukemarama, Tangimoana

Pukemarama is the home of Mr and Mrs R D McKelvie. The house was built for Mr McKelvie's father, Mr James McKelvie, in 1900. Mr James McKelvie designed the house but gave his plans to the Wanganui architects Russell and Bignell to "dust up". The t...

Creator:      Manawatu Evening Standard
Place:          Tangimoana
Date:          1976

Rangitikei River

This view of the Rangitikei River looks towards the river mouth near Tangimoana.

Creator:      Maurice Thompson
Place:          Tangimoana
Date:          September 15, 1963

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