Flood damage near Whataroa, July 1967. PHOTO ALBUM

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DescriptionFlood damage near Whataroa, July 1967.
M.G. Macdonald photographer.
From a 35mm slide.

Pics 2, 3, 4:
Pam Englefield-Absolum
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new Waitangi Bridge being started.
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temporarily changing the river Waitangi. Bluey and Peter Hansen working away
No photo description available.
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Muir’s house
May be a black-and-white image of text.

5.
Mark Martini:
This historic aerial shows the route the Waitangi took through to Matainui Creek. Was quite an event!

Date of PhotoJuly 1967Map^[1]ContributorDave Murray

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Location (city or town)WhataroaEventFlood damage near Whataroa

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Date Created20th June 2024CommentsMark Martini
This historic aerial shows the route the Waitangi took through to Matainui Creek. Was quite an event!
May be a black-and-white image of map, crater and text

Mary Molloy
Mark Martini good photo Mark Martini

Robert Skilton
John Muirs house from memory. The river changed overnight in a big rain n went thru his farm n house etc. Just south of the Waitangi river bridge

Pam Englefield-Absolum
Robert Skilton and through a University of Canterbury house.

Robert Skilton
Pam Englefield-Absolum I was a young kid n living in Hari Hari at the time. Dad used to pick up cream from there for the dairy factory in Hari Hari in them days. Was reffed by John a number of times plan rugby

Pam Englefield-Absolum
Robert Skilton I too was in Hari Hari. my husband Russell Englefield was with the Ministry of works there.

Robert Skilton
Pam Englefield-Absolum we left there in 1967. Can't remember what year we arrived but I started school in Hari Hari so had to be late 61 to early 62. I can remember that much at least

Alan Cooper
John and Avis Muir's home and farm.Realy nice genuine people who then lived at Hari Hari.

Michael Barron
Climate change aye, what a terrible thing.

Ross Brown
Michael Barron yea run run the sky is falling

Steve Purcell
Jim Purcell knew the stopbank would go - checked it at 10pm and got them out just in time. Did save much of belongings.

Judith Hansen
Muir's House and farm. My mother, Clare Hansen, always got our fresh milk from the Muir's weekly.

Steve Purcell
Judith Hansen and made the best scones and

Alan N Barb Cochrane
my fathers family,lost most of there land in a flood also my uncle jack walsh had a farm there spent a lot of holidays down on the farm.

Dave Murray
My full scan shows a bit more of the road
No photo description available.

Irene Williams
Is that the year the river changed course and went through the Williams house or did that happen earlier?

Bert Chandler
That's a biggy.

Annemarie Harris
Listed for sale with 'River views'.

James Walsh
Any idea whose house this was , as I had family who lived by river years ago and my understanding it was lost to river changing coarse cheers Jim Walsh
20h20 hours ago
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