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Southland (N.Z.) -- Flood, 1984

 Subject
Subject Source: Local sources

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STEARNE, Patricia Ann (Pat) interviewed by Nancy Burnett

 Record Group — Box 11
Identifier: H0161
Overview This interview is a topic based interview about the 1984 flood and was recorded following the 25th anniversary of the flood. In this interview Pat gives a background to her involvement as a volunteer as a St John Ambulance Officer in Otautau. She goes onto describe the 1984 flood in Otautau, the preparation for evacuation, watching the water break through, no telephone communication, the taking of a patient to Kew Hospital and the flood condition observed on the way. Pat also tells of the after...
Dates: 2009