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The town can be seen across the cleared and fenced land of what is now the hospital site. Construction of Palmerston North Public Hospital did not start until 1893. The spire of the Catholic Church in Broad Street (now Broadway Avenue), built in 1890, can be seen.

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Object type
Image
Date
circa 1890
Digitisation ID
2007P_Pn1_EPN_0287
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Coolstore

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Palmerston North

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