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Hawkes Bay “Before” and “After.” The great earthquake of 1931. An historical record. (1 July 1931). Facsimile edition with additional chapters by DG Conly, February 1981. Printed and Published by the Daily Telegraph Co Ltd, Napier
Before: Early history of Hawkes Bay, early Maori-European contact, whalers, pioneers and early settlers, small townships, reclamation of swamps, sub-divisions, Hotels, Ports and shipping, fires and floods, old homesteads, farming and Stations, the road to Taupo, progress, Post Office, hydro electric power, important events Thumbnail sketches of prominent men
Ahuriri, Westshore, Napier Waipureku, Clive Hastings, Havelock North Hatuma, Waipukurau, Waipawa Wairoa, Waikaremoana
After: The earthquake of 3 February 1931 The text tells the story of the event, destruction, fires, how the people coped, remarkable rescues Geological information Help from the Navy Portraits and short bios of more men
Lists of: Casualties Buildings (incl houses) destroyed or damaged Buildings which survived
Repros of the Emergency News Bulletins issued by The Daily Telegraph, Napier which incl lists of casualties and injured
Photos: Napier, Hastings, Waipukurau, Waipawa, Wairoa, Gisborne: people (not named), roads, railway, buildings, farmland. People of Tangoio
Fifty Years On: Rebuilding, learning from the disaster
Unpaginated; b/w photos; large oversized hard covers, gilt lettering; very good condition Dust jacket; good condition; spine ends sl chipped; 5cm tear lower front; several v/small tears
A very tidy copy of this book which has a large collection of photos from the region affected, both before and after the earthquake, and is by far the best book about this terrible disaster
Text Copyright 2015 Collectible Books, Napier
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