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Interview with Captain McKenzie Smart, 1960

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In this recording, an unidentified announcer describes the effect of tidal waves which followed an earthquake in Concepcion, Chile on 21-22 May 1960. Huge waves killed people in Chile and Hawaii. In Gisborne, the rivers and harbour basin were scoured out by tidal surges. One morning people watched the tide rise 18 feet in 10 minutes. Gisborne Harbour Master, Captain McKenzie Smart, describ...
Display date:
1960
Location:
Hawaiʻi
Format:
Sound
Collections:
Ngā Taonga Sound & Vision
Contributors:
RNZ Collection
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Ngā Taonga Sound & Vision
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