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Abbotsford Disaster (1979)

Abbotsford Disaster (1979)
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Abbotsford Disaster (1979)
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Archives New Zealand Te Rua Mahara o te Kāwanatanga
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On 8 August 1979, a major landslip occurred in the Dunedin, New Zealand suburb of Abbotsford. It was the largest landslide in a built-up area in New Zealand's history, resulting in the destruction of 69 houses - around one sixth of the suburb - but no fatalities. At around 9.07 pm on 8 August, Abbotsford hill gave way. In all, some 18 hectares ...

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Archives New Zealand / Archives / Archives NZ / NZ / NZ History / New Zealand History / Disaster / Slip / Dunedin / 1979 / Photograph / National Publicity Studios / Natural Disasters

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