Becker Fraser Earthquake Photographs September 2010
Photographs taken by BeckerFraserPhotos in September 2010.
Last updated
7:55pm 31st October 2017
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Collection
Identifier
qsr-collection:12267
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- BeckerFraserPhotos September 2010 photograph 085
- The roof of the right tower on the Durham Street Methodist Church. Part of the stonework on the left has broken and fallen off the building.
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- BeckerFraserPhotos September 2010 photograph 086
- Cracks along the edge of Halswell Road. The footpath has slumped towards the creek on the left due to liquefaction, causing the crack in the road.
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- BeckerFraserPhotos September 2010 photograph 087
- A private driveway off Halswell Road with extensive cracking. The driveway has slumped into the creek due to liquefaction from the earthquake.
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- BeckerFraserPhotos September 2010 photograph 088
- A sand volcano in the Halswell Primary School grounds near the playground. Sand volcanoes were caused by liquefaction where the soil loses its strength during the earthquake and the silt rises upwards, ejecting out of a hole like magma in a volcano.
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- BeckerFraserPhotos September 2010 photograph 089
- Broken pavement in the Halswell Primary School grounds. Silt from liquefaction can also be seen.
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- BeckerFraserPhotos September 2010 photograph 090
- A sand volcano in the Halswell Primary School grounds. Sand volcanoes were caused by liquefaction where the soil loses its strength during the earthquake and the silt rises upwards, ejecting out of a hole like magma in a volcano.
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- BeckerFraserPhotos September 2010 photograph 091
- Broken pavement in the Halswell Primary School grounds. Somebody has pulled apart the broken pavement and placed it in a pile in the middle of a netball court.
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- BeckerFraserPhotos September 2010 photograph 092
- A gap between two walls at Halswell Primary School. The gap was caused by two buildings separating during the 4 September earthquake.
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- BeckerFraserPhotos September 2010 photograph 093
- Cracking along the pavement at Halswell Primary School. The ground has risen and fallen in places leaving an uneven surface where the children usually play.
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- BeckerFraserPhotos September 2010 photograph 094
- The stump of an oak tree in the Halswell Primary School grounds. The oak tree had the be cut down after it broke during the earthquake and was hanging at a angle. The person who cut down the tree has carved "1870 - 16:9:2010" into the stump, the year that the tree was planted, and then the day that it broke and fell.
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- BeckerFraserPhotos September 2010 photograph 095
- Tape reading, "Danger Keep Out" on the gate to Halswell Primary School. A sign has been stabled to the tape reading, "No unauthorised entry".
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- BeckerFraserPhotos September 2010 photograph 096
- A footpath in Halswell where the pavement has cracked and uplifted due to liquefaction.