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The Great Clean-up
After the floods, came the time of the "great clean up". It was during this period of the emergeney that one of the biggest problems arose - sightseers. When the pic Above was taken, a line of cars stretched 500 yards along Waimea Road from Bishopdale and from the Ridgeway Road. In the middle of it all, trucks and a front end loader were hard at it removing a big, slushy landslide.
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Not all hillside properties escaped damage as can be seen from this pic of a property in Whitby Road
Restoring emergency telephone lines across the Maitai River from Halifax Street
This slip, which crashed into the bedroom of a house at 179 Tahunanui Drive, killed Mrs I. D. Navlor
The footbridge linking Shakespeare Walk with Halifax Street was also lost
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The big clean-up did not reach its zenith until the following Saturday. During the week, at the behest of the City Council, Nelson Jaycees launched their "Operation Goodwill" and called for volunteers to leave beds at 7.30 a.m. on Saturday to help less fortunate flood victims to clean up. About 540 turned up and these were augmented by many more throughout the day. A tremendous effort by Jaycees, other service clubs, and all you wonderful Nelson volunteers.
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Ron Hill, of Brook Street, who lost his pigeon house when it was undermined in the last minor flood in the Brook Stream, this time lost his garage.
This property in Halifax Street, just above the Municipal Pool, was inundated in Saturday night's flooding. The family was on the job early on Sunday cleaning up.
The western abutment of the Bridge Street bridge suffered severe damage during the flood. It has acquired a lean towards the river and will have to be strengthened. The Council closed the bridge when the damage was seen. Here Bob Cox, a member of the contractor's staff, takes a good look at the cracks in the abutment.