Kōrero: Historic earthquakes

Shop damage (2 o 2)

Shop damage

An overwhelming task faces Glenda Swan, cleaning up a grocery store in Edgecumbe. Because supermarket goods are loosely stacked on shelves, staff are usually faced by chaotic scenes like this after an earthquake.

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Alexander Turnbull Library, Dominion Post Collection (PAColl-7327)
Reference: EP/1987/0991/36A

Permission of the Alexander Turnbull Library, National Library of New Zealand, Te Puna Mātauranga o Aotearoa, must be obtained before any re-use of this image.

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Te tuhi tohutoro mō tēnei whārangi:

Eileen McSaveney, 'Historic earthquakes - The 1987 Edgecumbe earthquake', Te Ara - the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, http://www.TeAra.govt.nz/mi/photograph/4535/shop-damage (accessed 6 May 2024)

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