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Description

There was a week of celebratory activities to mark Palmerston North's beginning as a Borough in 1877. On Wednesday 19 March a scene depicted the arrival of the first train from Wellington at the site of the original train station in The Square. Shown here is the steam engine (WA68) decked out with flags and a sign in its shed at the Railway yards, Main Street.

Tautuhi

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Image
Pākanga
Public Photograph Collection J 95-1
Date
March 19, 1952
Tautuhi matihiko
2011P_J95-1_005047
E puritia ana ki
"Coolstore"

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Visit of the Imperial Troops to Palmerston North
Locomotive at Miranui Flaxmill, near Shannon
Otaki River railway bridge
Wellington & Manawatu Railway Company Line to Shannon Railway Station
Locomotive hauling flax to Miranui Flaxmill, near Shannon
Bunnythorpe Railway Station and Hotel
Last train through The Square
Wellington Manawatu Railway Company Class "H" engine and crew, Thorndon, Wellington
Pedestrians on the Cook Street Foot Bridge
Family Waiting for a Train, Palmerston North Station
Train derailment, Manawatu Gorge
Palmerston North Railway Station, Main Street

Pūnaha whakarōpū

Ngā tūtohu
activities and events,
photographs,
railway workers,
train,
transport,
Tūtohu Hapori

Tuku kōrero mai mō te whakararu

Ngā rauemi e whai pānga ana

Visit of the Imperial Troops to Palmerston North
Locomotive at Miranui Flaxmill, near Shannon
Otaki River railway bridge
Wellington & Manawatu Railway Company Line to Shannon Railway Station
Locomotive hauling flax to Miranui Flaxmill, near Shannon
Bunnythorpe Railway Station and Hotel
Last train through The Square
Wellington Manawatu Railway Company Class "H" engine and crew, Thorndon, Wellington
Pedestrians on the Cook Street Foot Bridge
Family Waiting for a Train, Palmerston North Station
Train derailment, Manawatu Gorge
Palmerston North Railway Station, Main Street