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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.

Identification

Object type
Image
Relation
Public Photograph Collection J 95-1
Date
March 19, 1952
Digitisation ID
2011P_J95-1_005047
Held In
Coolstore

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Taxonomy

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activities and events,
photographs,
railway workers,
train,
transport,
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