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Hawke's Bay earthquake images

Collapsed band rotunda in Napier after the Hawke's Bay earthquake of 3 February 1931. Image from the photo album of Captain James (Jumbo) Rowe.

See other earthquake images from the album, including the original captions:

Click on any thumbnail to see enlarged versions.

Read more about the Hawke's Bay earthquake on NZHistory and Te Ara.

See also 1965 film, The Hawke's Bay Disaster (Archives NZ).

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Credit

Images copyright Graeme Scott whose grandfather Captain James Lawrence Oliphant Rowe owned the photo album.

How to cite this page

'Hawke's Bay earthquake images', URL: /media/photo/hawkes-bay-earthquake-images, (Ministry for Culture and Heritage), updated 3-Feb-2015

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Semesa

Posted: 24 May 2016

What measures have been taken to reduce the like hood of the event happening again

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