Large rock shattered dray at Lyell.1929 earthquake.

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DescriptionThe first Sunday (June 23rd) after the big earthquake June 17th 1929. This large rock rolled down the hill behind the two storey MANGOS Hotel behind the men, it crossed the road and shattered the dray on which it came to rest, had the dray not halted it's progress the rock would have gone right through the top storey of WELCH's Hotel (The Welcome Inn) at the Lyell, this happened about midnight and at that time there were twenty men in the bar drinking, one of whom was bushman Dave PEARSON, who owned the original print of this event and who supplied the data.

(this copy print by courtesy of Dave PEARSON)
Brian Ryan Collection
From Kete West CoastDate of Photo1929Map^[1]ContributorHeather Newby

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Location (city or town)LyellPerson Dave PEARSONLandmark (Place)MANGOS Hotel The Welcome Inn WELCH's HotelEvent1929 earthquake, large rock shattered dray at Lyell

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LinkFacebookDate Created2017-07-09CommentsGeoff More
I hope it wasn't a Lamborghini type of wagon for those days.
Chris Burles
Geoff More Just a basic dray, the Nissan Tiida of the 1900s

Geoff More
Chris Burles hehe!.

Megan Cameron
What’s the big building in the background?
Peter Armstrong
Mangos's Hotel

Dorothy Wills
Wow lucky men
Jane Blakeman
Wow I just love the history of the Westcoast!
Murry McKendry
at midnight so no trouble from Westport, Greymouth or Murchison Police then.
Ivan Murray Wilson
Interviewed Dave Pearson and he talked about that earthquake when he was in The Lyell. Material probably in the archives now.

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Large rock shattered dray at Lyell.1929 earthquake.

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