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Damage further afield (1st of 2)

Damage further afield (1st of 2)

Damage further afield (1st of 2)

Damage to roads was widespread on the West Coast, and took many months to repair. Taken in Greymouth, this photograph indicates the extent of the damage: Greymouth is over 100 kilometres south-west of the epicentre of the Murchison quake.

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Alexander Turnbull Library
Reference: 1/2-091674;F

Permission of the Alexander Turnbull Library, National Library of New Zealand, Te Puna Mātauranga o Aotearoa, must be obtained before any re-use of this image.




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