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This photograph shows the view up Main Street East, along the railway line that once ran through The Square. It was probably taken from the top of the Hopwood Clock Tower (completed in 1957). A railway service between Wellington and Palmerston North began in 1886. The line ran through the Square until after the Milson Deviation was completed in 1959. In 1964 the last passenger train ran through the Square and the tracks were removed. See 2014p_sq396_008974 for a similar view in colour.

Identification

Object type
Image
Relation
Public Photograph Collection Sq 280
Date
1956 to open
Digitisation ID
2014N_Sq280_008678
Held In
Coolstore

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Creation

Created By
Place
Main Street, Palmerston North

Object rights

License
Attribution + NonCommercial

Taxonomy

Tags
chemist,
church of the holy spirit,
hannahs,
hopwood hardware,
james tailor,
main street east,
photographs,
post office,
railway,
steam train,
the square,
tracks,
transport,
watson brothers,
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A Rainy Day in The Square
Train Steaming through The Square
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Corner of The Square and Rangitikei Street
Engine Shed and Yards, Main Street
Street View of The Square
Last train through The Square
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