At the scene of the railway disaster at Tangiwai, December 1953. A second-class railway carriage lies on its side with men standing alongside and on top of the wreck.
Alexander Turnbull Library Reference: PAColl-2388-05PAColl-4875-1-01-02 Photographer: Morrie Peacock Permission of the Alexander Turnbull Library, National Library of New Zealand, Te Puna Matauranga o Aotearoa, must be obtained before any reuse of this image.
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'Volunteers at Tangiwai disaster', URL: https://nzhistory.govt.nz/media/photo/volunteers-scene-tangiwai-railway-disaster, (Ministry for Culture and Heritage), updated 17-Jun-2014
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