Story: Floods
This watercolour shows the Aglionby Arms hotel leaning off its foundations after being damaged when the Hutt River flooded. The date is uncertain, but it may have been in 1858, when a large flood caused loss of life in the Hutt Valley.
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Alexander Turnbull Library
Reference: A-032-024
Watercolour by Robert Park
Permission of the Alexander Turnbull Library, National Library of New Zealand, Te Puna Matauranga o Aotearoa, must be obtained before any re-use of this image.