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Uplift of the foreshore


Uplift of the foreshore

Gordon Amner was a young farmhand, cutting scrub at the time of the 1931 earthquake. He rode into Napier in time to witness the fires spreading and uplift of the Ahuriri Lagoon. When the inner harbour was uplifted, these horse mussels were left high and dry. Listen to Gordon Amner recalling the event.

Sound file: Gordon Amner, interview by Helen McConnochie for ‘Reflecting on disaster: memories of the Napier earthquake’, 1997–98 (2’02”–3’11”)

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Hawke's Bay Museum, Hawke's Bay Cultural Trust
Reference: 950

Permission of the Hawke's Bay Museum, 65 Marine Parade, Napier, New Zealand must be obtained before any re-use of this image.




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