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Funeral for Tangiwai disaster victims
HRH the Duke of Edinburgh attends the mass funeral at Karori Cemetery, Wellington, on 31 December 1953 for 21 of the victims of the Tangiwai tragedy. A few months later the grave was exhumed when it became clear that a number of the bodies were misidentified.
See also Tangiwai Memorial information on the Ministry for Culture and Heritage website.
Archives New Zealand/Te Whare Tohu Tuhituhinga O Aotearoa
Head Office, Wellington
National Publicity Studios Photographic Collection
Photographer: E.Woollett
Reference: F 42913 1/2 (AAQT 6538 9 E/6)]
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