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J T Stewart (1827-1913) was a surveyor and one of the earliest Europeans to see the 'Papaioea' clearing, on which Palmerston North was established, c 1858. Locally, he surveyed the Te Ahu Turanga Block (purchased from Rangitāne) and the route for the Manawatū Gorge Road.

Identification

Object type
Image
Relation
Public Photograph Collection Pi 91
Date
November 18, 1907
Digitisation ID
2007N_Pi91_PEO_0351
Held In
"Coolstore"

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Taxonomy

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beard,
engineer,
engineering,
manawatū gorge,
papaiōea,
people,
rangitāne,
stewart, john tiffin,
studio portrait,
surveyors,
te ahu a tūranga,
te āpiti,
whanganui,
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