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Earthquake damage, Wellington, 1848

Earthquake damage, Wellington, 1848

Surveyor Robert Park made sketches of Wellington buildings damaged by the 1848 Marlborough earthquakes. Shown here are (from top): Fitzherbert’s store, the ordnance store, the colonial hospital and the premises of Hickson & Co.

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Alexander Turnbull Library
Reference: PUBL-0050-01
Lithograph by Robert Park

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Eileen McSaveney. 'Historic earthquakes', Te Ara - the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, updated 9-Feb-12
URL: http://www.TeAra.govt.nz/en/historic-earthquakes/2/5