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Taken at 8 a.m. on the day following the earthquake, showing three soldiers on guard outside the damaged St Matthew's Church, Masterton.
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Shows damage to the exterior of St Matthew's Church, Masterton, following the 1942 earthquake.
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Wairarapa Archive
Shows damage caused to the W.F.C.A. building in Queen Street, Masterton, when the water tower attached to the building collapsed during the 1942 earthquake. The view is from the Chapel Street car park.
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The interior of Woolworths store in Queen Street, Masterton, as seen through the glass of the front door at 8 a.m., the day following the first earthquake.
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Shows damage to Miss Ninnes' shop in Queen Street, Masterton. The front wall has fallen into the street, exposing the shop and the second-storey living area. There is a man standing in the upstairs portion.
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Shows damage to the Bannister Street portion of T.G. Mason's building. The view is looking eastwards down Bannister Street, and many of the second storey facades have been removed. The building was largely occupied by J.V. Gordon, chemist.
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Shows earthquake damage to the rear wall of St Matthew's Church in Church St, Masterton.
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Shows St Matthew's Church in Masterton after army engineers had demolished part of the building following the 1942 earthquake.
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Shows exterior damage to the walls and roof of St Matthew's Church in Masterton caused by the 1942 earthquake.
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Shows St Matthew's Church in Masterton after army engineers had partially demolished the building, damaged in the June 1942 earthquake.
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Shows damage to the building occupied by W.H. Saunders, on the west side of Queen Street, Masterton, just to the north of Lincoln Road. Most of the building's facade has fallen into the street.
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Wairarapa Archive
Shows damage to the second storey of Gray's building which houses Hannah's shoe shop on the right and Bullick, Blackmore at left, in Queen Street, Masterton.
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Shows the Masterton Post Office after the demolition of the tower. The view is from the north-eastern corner of Queen and Church streets, looking along Lincoln Rd and shows men in the street watching a man working in the base of the old tower. There appears to be a pile of bricks below the tower.
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Shows a dog sitting in the alley leading to Queen Street between the Post Office and the Trust Lands Tust building. Cody's Cash Drapery is visible on the eastern side of Queen Street, while the alley is strewn with rubble from the earthquake.
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Shows the Carterton Post Office shortly before its demolition due to damage in the 1942 earthquake. There are cracks in the clock faces.
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Shows two girls with prams outside the Queen Street frontage of J.V. Gordon, chemist, in the T.G. Mason building. There is a sign in the window saying "Removed to Cosy."
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Shows the Bannister Street frontage of T.G. Mason's building, showing extensive damage. A stairwell is visible through a damaged doorway.
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Wairarapa Archive
Shows a chimney at Brancepeth homestead. Photograph annotated:- "Top gone and fractured at balcony" There is brick debris and balcony on the ground.
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Shows shear legs erected near the Tonowhai homestead to take the weight of the chimneys before they were lowered to the ground. Shows roof damage near the chimney. Bennett's Hill (Otahoua) is behind the house.
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Shows a doorway at the Tararua Power Board building, Eketahuna, showing cracks in the arch and pier. The photograph was taken after the shake of 2 Aug 1942.
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