Two typical pictures from Hororata.
Caption: Two typical pictures from Hororata.
Description: Record flooding occurred throughout North Canterbury in May 1923. On May 4th heavy rain fell all over the district and soon the rivers were in flood. The rain continued for six days and the flood spread until most of the townships were inundated.
Related information: Further photographs of the flooding throughout North Canterbury are found in The weekly press, 17 May 1923 and in The weekly press, 24 May 1923 on pages 24-27.
Source: The weekly press, 17 May 1923, p. 10 of illustrations
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