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The original road-rail bridge over the Manawatu River built c1891, to service the Wairarapa rail line. A new rail bridge was built in 1949 and this bridge continued use as a road bridge until c1965.

Identification

Object type
Image
Digitisation ID
2007N_Wo11_RTL_0922
Title
Woman and boy on the Ngawapurua rail - road bridge
Held In
Coolstore

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Woman and boy on the Ngawapurua rail - road bridge

Creation

Created By
Place
Palmerston North
Date
circa 1925

Object rights

Credit Line
Palmerston North City Library
License
No Known Restrictions

Taxonomy

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rural towns and life,
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Woman and boy on the Ngawapurua rail - road bridge

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