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Conly, Geoff.

Tarawera : the destruction of the Pink and White Terraces / Geoff Conly. - Limpbound ed. - Wellington, N.Z. : Grantham House, 2006. - viii, 160 p. : ill. (some col.), ports. ; 26 cm.

Originally published 1985.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 155-157) and index.

The eighth wonder -- As it was -- Rotomahana's prizes -- Eruption -- Search and rescue -- Where are the terraces? -- Rotomahana Crater -- 'The professors' -- A kiwi Pompeii -- To the present -- Will it happen again?

Tarawera: The Destruction of the Pink and White Terraces Originally published 1985. The story of this country's worst recorded volcanic disaster - the night 153 people perished and New Zealand's greatest tourist attraction, the spectacular Pink and White Terraces, acclaimed as the eighth wonder of the world, were destroyed 120 years ago... - Google Books

ISBN: 1869340965 (pbk.) 9781869340964 (pbk.)

Subjects--Topical Terms:
Volcanoes-- New Zealand-- Rotorua District.
Kōrero nehe.

Subjects--Geographic Terms:
New Zealand--Mount Tarawera.
Tarawera, Mount (N.Z.)--Eruption, 1886.
Tarawera, Mount (N.Z.)--Eruption, 1886.

LC Class. No.: QE523 / .T3C6 2006

Dewey Class. No.: 993.423023