New Zealand's Worst Disasters

True stories that rocked a nation

Nonfiction, History, Australia & Oceania
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Author: Graham Hutchins, Russell Young ISBN: 9781775592495
Publisher: Exisle Publishing Publication: October 1, 2015
Imprint: Exisle Publishing Language: English
Author: Graham Hutchins, Russell Young
ISBN: 9781775592495
Publisher: Exisle Publishing
Publication: October 1, 2015
Imprint: Exisle Publishing
Language: English
The 30 stories in this book describe some of the most extraordinary events in New Zealand history. Who knew that a fire killed 39 people at Seacliff Mental Hospital in 1942? That 10 people died in a lahar on White Island in 1914? That a yacht race between Lyttelton and Wellington in 1951 resulted in 10 fatalities? That a tornado ripped through 150 houses in Hamilton in 1948? These and many other stories are told in this eye-opening book, which also reveals acts of heroism among the rescuers.
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The 30 stories in this book describe some of the most extraordinary events in New Zealand history. Who knew that a fire killed 39 people at Seacliff Mental Hospital in 1942? That 10 people died in a lahar on White Island in 1914? That a yacht race between Lyttelton and Wellington in 1951 resulted in 10 fatalities? That a tornado ripped through 150 houses in Hamilton in 1948? These and many other stories are told in this eye-opening book, which also reveals acts of heroism among the rescuers.

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