- Description
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Waiuta is located deep in the Victoria Range and it was not unusual for the town to be under snow for several weeks in winter. The houses were not insulated, and water pipes often froze. Tina Beckwith had to fill her kettle with snow to make a cup of tea.
- Image credit
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Joseph Divis
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- Waiuta under snow, c. 1931