Damage to wooden houses in Inangahua owned by the Railways.1968.

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DescriptionDamage to wooden houses in Inangahua owned by the Railways - mainly fallen chimneys and tiles dislodged.

Simon Nathan Collection, Alexander Turnbull LibraryPhotographerSimon NathanDate of Photo1968Map^[1]ContributorHeather Newby

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Location (city or town)InangahuaLandmark (Place)Railway HousesEventDamage to wooden houses in Inangahua owned by the Railways - main fallen chimneys and tiles dislodged.

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Category TagOld Housesearthquake

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Date Created23rd July 2021CommentsIan Schroder
Railway workers houses primary school in the backgroundMarlene Jackson Perry
We had to pull our chimney down in Christchurch after this quake.

Andrew John Wilson
Clay tiles all replaced with corrugated iron after that

Gavin Menzies
Was in Taylorville and even that far away the shaking was massive!

Karen Jackson
I remember the shaking, as a 9 year old in Christchurch, went on so long Mum and Dad got us to gather outside.

Rae Amad
Remember it well !!! And the hundreds of aftershocks

Elizabeth Mehrtens
I still wake at times thinking it is happening again.

Marlene Jackson Perry
We had to pull our chimney down in Christchurch after this quake.

Andrew John Wilson
Clay tiles all replaced with corrugated iron after that

Gavin Menzies
Was in Taylorville and even that far away the shaking was massive!

Karen Jackson
I remember the shaking, as a 9 year old in Christchurch, went on so long Mum and Dad got us to gather outside.

Rae Amad
Remember it well !!! And the hundreds of aftershocks

Elizabeth Mehrtens
I still wake at times thinking it is happening again,

Lynnette Beirne
Liz Wilson your Dad worked on repairing those houses with his workmates

Ian Schroder
This group of six houses i think were demolished

Miles Reay
I agree Ian. They stood derelict for a while, then disappeared.

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Damage to wooden houses in Inangahua owned by the Railways.1968.

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