Holiday makers watching the water rise before moving to a...

Holiday makers watching the water rise before moving to a two-storey house next door

Holiday makers watching the water rise before moving to a two-storey house next door

Probably February 1936

Holiday makers at a bach on Bridge Street watching the water rise before moving to a two-storey house next door. The flooded Ashley River broke its banks and came through Waikuku Beach.

Area: Other / Wider Canterbury

Contributor: Brian Gilberthorpe

Reference ID: CCL-DW-133201

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