A road throught the Gorge was constructed 1871-1872 linking Manawatu with Wairarapa and Hawkes Bay. Telegraph lines, as seen, were installed through the Manawatu Gorge in 1879 – 1880.
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Identification
- Object type
- Image
- Date
- circa 1890
- Digitisation ID
- 2011N_Go18_004696
- Held In
- Coolstore
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Creation
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- Unknown
- Place
- Manawatu
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