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The quarter scale miniature railway in the Victoria Esplanade was opened on the 1 November 1969 by Mayor Desmond Black. It is still running today [2015].

Identification

Object type
Image
Relation
Public Photograph Collection Rmin 1
Date
October 31, 1969
Digitisation ID
2014P_RMin1_007622
Held In
Coolstore

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The Victoria Esplanade, Palmerston North

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