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Geyser Valley, 1950s

Geyser Valley, 1950s

This film, taken in the early 1950s, shows a selection of views in Geyser Valley, Wairākei. A few years later the extraction of steam for power generation caused the disappearance of all the hot springs and geysers, and left only steaming ground.

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Archives New Zealand - Te Rua Mahara o te Kawanatanga
Reference: People of the Waikato. National Film Unit, 1956

Permission of Archives New Zealand Te Rua Mahara o te Kawanatanga must be obtained before any re-use of this material.




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