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Floodwaters, Whanganui, 1904

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Floodwaters, Whanganui, 1904

The rivers of the region have all flooded on occasion. On 26 May 1904 floodwaters from the Whanganui River made lower Victoria Street in Whanganui nearly impassable to wheeled traffic – but navigable by rowboat.

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Alexander Turnbull Library, Tesla Studios Collection (PAColl-3046)

Reference: 1/1-017493;G

by Frank J. Denton

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Diana Beaglehole, Whanganui region – Overview, Te Ara – the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, https://teara.govt.nz/en/photograph/18999/floodwaters-whanganui-1904 (accessed 4 June 2026).

Story by Diana Beaglehole, published 2 March 2009, updated 1 June 2015.