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Description

Official ceremony held on 3 November 1886 at Otaihanga (between Paraparaumu and Waikanae) for the driving of the last spike of the Wellington and Manawatu Railway Company's Wellington (Thorndon) - Longburn railway.

Identification

Object type
Image
Relation
Public Photograph Collection R 3
Date
1886
Digitisation ID
2014P_R3_007564
Held In
Coolstore

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