FINE HOMESTEAD i NEAR WELLINGTON ENGULFED BY HUGE LANDSLIDE ON TUESDAY NIGHT T1 'dcnce of Mr F L Riddiford at Orongorongo, which has been . partially buried by a landslide of many thousands of tons from the hills lLlf;nJi eß Water noured through the. house, making necessary its evacuation at daybreak. Beautiful gardens, surrounding the home, were largely ruined-by.. - '*■ ~ - - the-spread-of ailt. It is-unlikely that the 'houses - will be reoccupied.
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New Zealand Herald, Volume LXXVI, Issue 23542, 30 December 1939, Page 9
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68FINE HOMESTEAD i NEAR WELLINGTON ENGULFED BY HUGE LANDSLIDE ON TUESDAY NIGHT T1 'dcnce of Mr F L Riddiford at Orongorongo, which has been . partially buried by a landslide of many thousands of tons from the hills lLlf;nJieBWater noured through the. house, making necessary its evacuation at daybreak. Beautiful gardens, surrounding the home, were largely ruined-by.. – '*■ ~ – – the-spread-of ailt. It is-unlikely that the 'houses – will be reoccupied. New Zealand Herald, Volume LXXVI, Issue 23542, 30 December 1939, Page 9
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