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This photograph is stored with the caption, "City Council Workmen repairing a storm water drain on the corner of Park Road and Fitzherbert Avenue. It was necessary to dig down to a depth of 14 ft. to uncover the drain which is understood to be the first sewer installed in the Fitzherbert Avenue area."

Identification

Object type
Image
Digitisation ID
2014N_IMCA-DigitalMaster_010065
Title
“Another Hole in the Road”
Relation
Digital Photograph Collection, with no hardcopy held
Held In
Coolstore

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Creation

Created By
Place
Corner of Park Road and Fitzherbert Avenue, Palmerston North
Date
October 26, 1956

Object rights

Credit Line
Manawatu Evening Standard
License
Attribution + NonCommercial

Taxonomy

Tags
activities and events,
child,
labour,
photographs,
roadworks,
shovel,
workmen,
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