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This photograph looks east towards The Square. In the centre of the photograph is the clock tower of the old Post Office, removed as an earthquake risk in 1942. Quite distinct is the curve in the train line running through The Square. The street that runs through the centre of the photograph is Main Street. The Milson deviation opened in 1960 followed by the new railway station off Tremaine Avenue in 1963, removing the need for trains to travel through the centre of the city and down Main Street.

Identification

Object type
Image
Relation
Public Photograph Collection St 95
Date
1937
Digitisation ID
2014N_St95_009036
Held In
Coolstore

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Creation

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Place
Main Street and the Square, Palmerston North

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Taxonomy

Tags
c m ross,
petrol,
rain,
steam train,
transport,
wagons,
wholesale,
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