Sheltering in Te Wairoa (1st of 3)
Sheltering in Te Wairoa (1st of 3)
McCrae’s Rotomahana Hotel was the largest building in Te Wairoa. A large group sheltered there as Mt Tarawera erupted in 1886, but the roof collapsed, and the survivors had to take refuge in the house of Guide Sophia Hinerangi and a nearby meeting house. A small house, covered in ash and partly collapsed, can be seen in the foreground of this photograph.
About this item
Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa
Reference: C.010783
Photograph by A. A. Ryan
Permission of the Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa must be obtained before any re-use of this image.
