Kōrero: Historic earthquakes

Damage to property (1 o 2)

Damage to property

Miss Harriet Wubben surveys the ruins of her house after the Edgecumbe earthquake. Walls were cracked and broken and the fireplace was exposed. The house was so badly damaged that it later needed to be demolished.

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New Zealand Herald
Reference: 4 March 1987

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Eileen McSaveney, 'Historic earthquakes - The 1987 Edgecumbe earthquake', Te Ara - the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, http://www.TeAra.govt.nz/mi/photograph/4534/damage-to-property (accessed 7 May 2024)

He kōrero nā Eileen McSaveney, i tāngia i te 12 Jun 2006, reviewed & revised 28 Mar 2011, updated 1 Nov 2017