CONSIDERABLE DAMAGE CAUSED BY WANGANUI RIVER FLOODING An exttnsive area was flooded in the Taumarunui district, when the Wanganui River rose rapidly and burst its banks. Above, the swollen river •wirling under the Manunui bridge, near Taumarunui. Debris piled high against the structure gives an indication of the water level when the flood was at ita height early this, week.
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New Zealand Herald, Volume LXXVII, Issue 23592, 28 February 1940, Page 13
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60CONSIDERABLE DAMAGE CAUSED BY WANGANUI RIVER FLOODING An exttnsive area was flooded in the Taumarunui district, when the Wanganui River rose rapidly and burst its banks. Above, the swollen river •wirling under the Manunui bridge, near Taumarunui. Debris piled high against the structure gives an indication of the water level when the flood was at ita height early this, week. New Zealand Herald, Volume LXXVII, Issue 23592, 28 February 1940, Page 13
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