Floods - Oroua River 1897 81-4
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- Description
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Continuous rain falling in and around Feilding caused a serious flood in the principal rivers on Saturday, 17th April, 1897. Thr Oroua River was a raging torrent causing the collapse of the Menzies Ford Bridge. The river reached its highest level since 1881. The Rangitikei, Pohangina and Manwatu Rivers were also in high flood.
Identification
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- Image
- Archive
- Disasters
- Date
- 1881 or 1897
- Digitisation Id
- PHOTO DIS:fl19
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- Attribution + Noncommercial + NoDerivatives