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Description

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 train (WA68) decked out with flags, approaching The Square from the railway yards in Main Street West.

Identification

Object type
Image
Relation
Public Photograph Collection J 95a
Date
March 19, 1952
Digitisation ID
2011P_J95a_005044
Held In
Coolstore

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