News Bulletin
Maker
Daily Telegraph
Hawke's Bay Herald
Ball & Co.
Swailes Printing Co. Ltd
Production date
04 Feb 1931
Object detail
Brief Description
Issued by the Daily Telegraph and Hawke's Bay Herald with the co-operation of Messrs Ball and Company and Messrs Swailes and Company at Napier on February 4, 1931 following the 1931 Hawke's Bay earthquake of 3 February. The paper reports on the catastrophe - the earthquake and fire with many fatalities and of people trapped in buildings in Hastings. It includes a death roll, a list of the injured and the committees organised to help with the earthquake relief. These include sanitation and water, demolition and safety, food distribution and shelter.
Maker
Production date
04 Feb 1931
Production place
Production period
Production technique
Media/Materials description
Printed in black ink on paper.
Measurements
Height x Width: 355 x 220mm
Classification terms
Subject period
Subject date
03 Feb 1931
Other number(s)
71290
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