NAPIER EARTHQUAKE
Eighth Anniversary Today
Today is the eighth anniversary of the Hawke's Bay earthquake, in which 260 persons lost their lives. The earthquake, which occurred at 10.58 a.m., was the most disastrous in the history of New Zealand. Fire caused very extensive damage, and dynamiting of buildings was resorted to to try to stop the spread ot the fiames. The whole of the seafront was raised several feet by the eaithquakc. ___
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Dominion, Volume 32, Issue 111, 3 February 1939, Page 8
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72NAPIER EARTHQUAKE Dominion, Volume 32, Issue 111, 3 February 1939, Page 8
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