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Description

“Totara Reserve” is the popular name for the 740 acre public reserve officially known as the Pohangina Valley Domain, situated on the east bank of the Pohangina River. Since 1947 this reserve has been owned by the Palmerston North City Council. This photograph shows an early motorcar on the metal road running through the reserve. The occupants of the car are unidentified.

Identification

Object type
Image
Archive
Lindsay Family Collection
Relation
Public Photograph Collection Poh 42
Date
circa 1915
Digitisation ID
2007N_Poh42_RTL_0857
Held In
"Coolstore"

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rural towns and life,
vehicle,
wildbore,
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Stephens Bros, Merchants & Commission Agents, Awahuri
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Sowing grass seed by hand
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