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The staff of the water works are shown taking a break from connecting the water main to the new bridge. Left to right: Tom Sexton, Jon McLaughlin, Roy Kersel, Malcolm Groom (an employee of Taylor and Andrew's Engineering), Harry Mills, Ray Leslie, Dave Tombleson, Sam Stevens, George Nichols (Council painter and was Field Marshall Tiny Freyberg's tank driver in WWII), and Andy Kelt (26 years service with the PNCC at time of photograph).

Identification

Object type
Image
Digitisation ID
2014N_Ro39_007892
Title
Roadmen's Morning Tea
Relation
Public Photograph Collection Ro 39
Held In
Coolstore

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Creation

Created By
Place
Palmerston North
Date
circa 1950

Object rights

Credit Line
Palmerston North City Library

Taxonomy

Tags
labour,
leisure,
lunch,
men,
photographs,
picnic,
relax,
smoko,
work,
workmen,
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