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A band plays to the crowd gathered for the opening of the second Ashhurst Bridge, which crossed the Manawatu River at the lower end of the Manawatu Gorge. The first was washed away in 1895 and due to disputes its replacement was not opened until 1909.

Identification

Object type
Image
Relation
CA: Harding; Public Photograph Collection Ash 31
Date
1909
Digitisation ID
2008N_HARDING_ASH_1336
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