The original Black Bridge was built by Poole and Klein in 1927, due to the tragic drowning of William F Brown, who tried to cross the river in flood after possum trapping. It is now owned by the Palmerston North City Council and the area is known as the Woodpecker Block.
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Identification
- Object type
- Image
- Digitisation ID
- 2011P_IMCA-DigitalLibrary_005605
- Title
- Black Bridge, Kahuterawa
- Relation
- IMCA Digital Archive 2011
- Held In
- IMCA Digital Archive
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Creation
- Created By
- Unknown
- Place
- Kahuterawa, Manawatu
- Date
- circa 1930 to circa 1939
Object rights
- Credit Line
- Palmerston North City Council
- License
- No Known Restrictions
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