Twisted railway line caused by Inangahua earthquake.1968.

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PhotographerNew Zealand Weekly NewsDate of Photo1968Map^[1]ContributorMaye Dunn

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Location (city or town)InangahuaEventInangahua EarthquakeTwisted railway line caused by Inangahua earthquake.1968.

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CommentsSandy Langdon
7 years old in Rockville Golden Bay, will never forget the noise and shaking, sooo scary, and we were not that close
Thomas Peter Mulligan
I was down the mine the next morning things sure were shaking

Mark Costelloe
Remember driving down to Greymouth as a kid with the olds. With trees an the likes hanging over the road on the Bulla river … scary stuff.. then bein woken up early Sunday morning to after shocks and watch the walls open up to let daylight in on the porch were I was sleeping.. scary shit for a kid

Peter Spence
Was it Peter Duckworth who received recognition for the reconstruction of the Grey area railway post quake?

Helen Joan Forrest
Always good to see a Birds Eye view
Wendy Gilmour
A morning to remember

Dorothy Wills
That’s a great photo

Glenys Riggs
Will never forget that quake.

Sandy Goodall
Not one I will forget.

Kevin Oregan
Still see it like this morning. Tough days but great people

Sandra Rooney
Memories

Sandy Langdon
7 years old in Rockville Golden Bay, will never forget the noise and shaking, sooo scary, and we were not that close

Thomas Peter Mulligan
I was down the mine the next morning things sure were shaking

Aileen Thornley
Thomas Peter Mulligan it was scary enough on the surface let alone underground

Mark Costelloe
Remember driving down to Greymouth as a kid with the olds. With trees an the likes hanging over the road on the Bulla river … scary stuff.. then bein woken up early Sunday morning to after shocks and watch the walls open up to let daylight in on the porch were I was sleeping.. scary shit for a kid

Peter Spence
Was it Peter Duckworth who received recognition for the reconstruction of the Grey area railway post quake?

Helen Joan Forrest
Always good to see a Birds Eye view

Terry Eyles
Remember it like it was yesterday

Jakh Heremia
I was 11, thought it was 3 trains going past - only one line.

Ralph Jonathan Croawell
We are coasters but lived in nth Canterbury Culverden area it was strong there.

Ray Deo
Looks like the average model RR

Craig Ross
I remember it like yesterday

Karl Pehi
It wasn't just the big quake but the weeks of after shocks that that I remember well.

Norma Hyde
Never forget that earthquake

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Twisted railway line caused by Inangahua earthquake.1968.

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