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The road through the Manawatu Gorge, linking Manawatu with Wairarapa and Hawkes Bay, was constructed in 1871-1872, and the railway line opened in 1891. This photograph, at the Woodville end of the Gorge, was taken prior to the construction of the Ballance Bridge over the Manawatu River.

Identification

Object type
Image
Relation
Public Photograph Collection Go 12
Date
circa 1895
Digitisation ID
2011N_Go12_004692
Held In
Coolstore

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Place
Tararua District

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License
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Taxonomy

Tags
gorge,
horse and cart,
photographs,
transport,
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