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This photograph looks south-westward towards Foxton beach and shows the reconstruction of a swampy area. The Barber-Green bucket excavator can be seen excavating peat and flax from the side of the old roadway.

Identification

Object type
Image
Digitisation ID
2014N_Ro11_007872
Title
Reconstructing the Road to Foxton Beach
Relation
Public Photograph Collection Ro 11
Held In
Coolstore

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Creation

Created By
Place
Horowhenua Region
Date
1938

Object rights

Credit Line
Palmerston North City Library

Taxonomy

Tags
digger,
dirt road,
heavy machinery,
labour,
mud,
photographs,
streets,
transportation,
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