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TitleSnow in Darfield
DescriptionDarfield township blanketed in a heavy fall of snow in 1931. A sign attached to a business states 'W. Pole' who is believed to be WW1 veteran William Pole, whose family came from Waddington.
Original caption reads: 'After the recent heavy fall of snow in the Canterbury Midlands South Island: a scene on the road at Darfield'.Date1931SourceSupplement to the Auckland Weekly News, 5 August 1931, p.49PhotographerA. Rutledge
DescriptionDarfield township blanketed in a heavy fall of snow in 1931. A sign attached to a business states 'W. Pole' who is believed to be WW1 veteran William Pole, whose family came from Waddington.Original caption reads: 'After the recent heavy fall of snow in the Canterbury Midlands South Island: a scene on the road at Darfield'.
Date1931SourceSupplement to the Auckland Weekly News, 5 August 1931, p.49PhotographerA. RutledgeConnections
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Taken FromAuckland Libraries Heritage Collections AWNS-19310805-49-01
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Snow in Darfield (1931). Selwyn Stories, accessed 24/06/2026, https://selwynstories.selwynlibraries.co.nz/nodes/view/7047