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Description

A railway service between Wellington and Palmerston North began in 1886. The line ran through the Square until after the Milson Deviation was completed in 1959. In 1964 the last passenger train ran through the Square and the tracks were removed.

Identification

Object type
Image
Relation
Public Photograph Collection Sq 383
Date
circa 1960
Digitisation ID
2014N_Sq383_008720
Held In
"Coolstore"

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Taxonomy

Tags
clock tower,
colour,
photographs,
the square,
transport,
transportation,
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