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Image: Railway construction camp at Kopuawhara Valley near Māhia: before and after a flood that killed 21 people

Railway construction camp at Kopuawhara Valley near Māhia: before and after a flood that killed 2...

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Image: Extensive flooding of pasture lands after heavy rains in the Hawke's Bay caused the Tutaekuri River to overflow

Extensive flooding of pasture lands after heavy rains in the Hawke's Bay caused the Tutaekuri Riv...

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Image: No. 4 railway construction camp at Kopuawhara Valley near Māhia after a sudden flood that killed 21 people

No. 4 railway construction camp at Kopuawhara Valley near Māhia after a sudden flood that killed ...

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Image: Clean-up continues after the floods in the Hawke's Bay in February 1938

Clean-up continues after the floods in the Hawke's Bay in February 1938

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Image: Some of the survivors of the Kopuawhara Valley labour camp flood that killed 21 people

Some of the survivors of the Kopuawhara Valley labour camp flood that killed 21 people

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Image: Wreckage of the No. 4 railway construction camp in the Kopuawhara Valley after the flood

Wreckage of the No. 4 railway construction camp in the Kopuawhara Valley after the flood

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Image: Highway bridge carried away by the flood waters that destroyed the construction camp at Kopuawhara Valley

Highway bridge carried away by the flood waters that destroyed the construction camp at Kopuawhar...

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Image: Mattress found among a heap of debris six miles down the stream after the flood

Mattress found among a heap of debris six miles down the stream after the flood

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Image: Remains of a lorry found three miles down the Kopuawhara Stream after the flood on February 19, 1938

Remains of a lorry found three miles down the Kopuawhara Stream after the flood on February 19, 1938

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Image: Visitors to Kopuawhara Valley cross the stream by breeches buoy to reach what was left of No. 4 railway construction camp

Visitors to Kopuawhara Valley cross the stream by breeches buoy to reach what was left of No. 4 r...

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Image: Scattered timber and debris cast up by the flood waters five miles below the Kopuawhara No 4 camp

Scattered timber and debris cast up by the flood waters five miles below the Kopuawhara No 4 camp

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