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PHOTOGRAPHS TYPICAL OF THE DESTRUCTION CAUSED BY THE EARTHQUAKE OF 17th JUNE, 1929.
1. One of the Numerous Landslides which carried away and buried Long Lengths of Toll and Telegraph Line in Buller Gorge.
2. Landslide in Buller Gorge. Typical of what happened along the route of the Department's toll and telegraph lines in this and other areas.
3. "Upthrow" of Road (13 ft. 5 in.) where crossed by Earthquake Fault-line near White's Creek, Buller Gorge. The upper figure is standing on road-surface which prior to earthquake was on level with surface of road on which second figure is standing.
4. Fissures and Pressure-ridges on Buller Gorge Route.
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