Mount Tarawera eruption 1886

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eruption, Tarawera

Image: Pink Terraces, Rotomahana

Pink Terraces, Rotomahana

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Image: Blomfield, Charles, 1848-1926 :[The Pink Terraces. 1890?]

Blomfield, Charles, 1848-1926 :[The Pink Terraces. 1890?]

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Image: Terraces at Rotomahana, Rotorua district - Photograph taken by Hemus and Hanna

Terraces at Rotomahana, Rotorua district - Photograph taken by Hemus and Hanna

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Image: Willis, Archibald Duddington (Firm) :Pink Terraces destroyed by eruption 1886. A bright New Year. Wanganui ; A.D. Willis, [ca. 1886].

Willis, Archibald Duddington (Firm) :Pink Terraces destroyed by eruption 1886. A bright New Year. Wanganui ; A.D. Willis, [ca. 1886].

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Image: Ball, Thomas, 1833-1906 :White Terraces. 1887 [After a photograph by George Dobson Valentine taken before 1886]

Ball, Thomas, 1833-1906 :White Terraces. 1887 [After a photograph by George Dobson Valentine taken before 1886]

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Image: Taylor, Richard, 1805-1873 :A portion of one of the hot springs at Rotomahana. 1849.

Taylor, Richard, 1805-1873 :A portion of one of the hot springs at Rotomahana. 1849.

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Image: Pulman, Elizabeth, 1836-1900 : Photograph of a Maori group, including guides, outside a whare in the Rotorua district

Pulman, Elizabeth, 1836-1900 : Photograph of a Maori group, including guides, outside a whare in the Rotorua district

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Image: Stephenson Percy Smith and his survey party

Stephenson Percy Smith and his survey party

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Image: Burton Bros: Interior of the crater of Mount Tarawera after the eruption

Burton Bros: Interior of the crater of Mount Tarawera after the eruption

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Image: H. Lundis (left) and John Cunningham Blythe standing outside fowl house where they had taken shelter from the eruption of Mount Tarawera

H. Lundis (left) and John Cunningham Blythe standing outside fowl house where they had taken shelter from the eruption of Mount Tarawera

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Image: Hinemihi meeting house at Te Wairoa, after the Mt Tarawera eruption - Photograph taken by Edmund Wheeler and Son

Hinemihi meeting house at Te Wairoa, after the Mt Tarawera eruption - Photograph taken by Edmund Wheeler and Son

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Image: Muir and Moodie: The phantom canoe on Lake Tarawera

Muir and Moodie: The phantom canoe on Lake Tarawera

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Image: Creator unknown: Photograph of Rewiri outside a buried whare at Te Wairoa, Rotorua district, taken by the Burton Brothers after the 1886 eruption of Mount Tarawera

Creator unknown: Photograph of Rewiri outside a buried whare at Te Wairoa, Rotorua district, taken by the Burton Brothers after the 1886 eruption o...

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Image: Kinder, John, 1819-1890 :Tarawera Mountain. From above Te Ariki - On road to Rotomahana. J Kinder D. D. del. 1864. J. McKean [del]

Kinder, John, 1819-1890 :Tarawera Mountain. From above Te Ariki - On road to Rotomahana. J Kinder D. D. del. 1864. J. McKean [del]

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Image: The rent in Rotomahana from the Black Crater - Photograph taken by George Dobson Valentine

The rent in Rotomahana from the Black Crater - Photograph taken by George Dobson Valentine

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Image: The Pink Terraces, Rotomahana

The Pink Terraces, Rotomahana

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