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Storm-damaged houses in Leeston
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TitleViolent gale sweeps through Canterbury, South Island: damage caused by the storm in country districts on December 28
DescriptionTwo images in the Auckland Weekly News on 1 October 1924 showing properties damaged by a storm which swept through the country on December 28. Original caption 'Violent gale sweeps through Canterbury, South Island: damage caused by the storm in country districts on December 28'.
Upper: Shows several houses blown down on Mr T. Brear's property at Killinchy in Canterbury.
Lower: Shows one building completely wrecked, while a large tree was uprooted and thrown against the house at Mr E.A. Fisher's residence at Leeston, Canterbury.Date1924SourceAuckland Libraries Heritage Collections AWNS-19240110-36-01PhotographerD. G. Smith
DescriptionTwo images in the Auckland Weekly News on 1 October 1924 showing properties damaged by a storm which swept through the country on December 28. Original caption 'Violent gale sweeps through Canterbury, South Island: damage caused by the storm in country districts on December 28'.Upper: Shows several houses blown down on Mr T. Brear's property at Killinchy in Canterbury.
Lower: Shows one building completely wrecked, while a large tree was uprooted and thrown against the house at Mr E.A. Fisher's residence at Leeston, Canterbury.
Date1924SourceAuckland Libraries Heritage Collections AWNS-19240110-36-01PhotographerD. G. SmithConnections
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Storm-damaged houses in Leeston (1924). Selwyn Stories, accessed 25/05/2026, https://selwynstories.selwynlibraries.co.nz/nodes/view/6143