A road was constructed through the Gorge in 1871-1872, as seen on the left, and the rail line on the right opened in 1891. This early photograph of the Manawatu Gorge shows the junction of the Manawatu and Pohongina Rivers. Ashhurst village can be seen in the background.

Manawatu Gorge, Ashhurst end
Identification
- Object type
- Image
- Digitisation ID
- 2011N_Go4_004688
- Title
- Manawatu Gorge, Ashhurst end
- Held In
- Coolstore
Creation
- Created By
- Ernest Denton
- Place
- Manawatu
- Date
- circa 1910
Object rights
- Credit Line
- Palmerston North City Library
- License
- No Known Restrictions
Taxonomy
- Community Tags
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