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A photograph of Postal and Telegraph workmen photographed in front of their work vehicles on Main Street. Lines staff from Palmerston North drove to the Hawkes Bay to assist in the aftermath of the 1931 Napier earthquake. Fred Paxton is fourth from the left, he opened Reliance Motors on George Street in 1942.

Identification

Object type
Image
Date
1930s
Digitisation ID
2015P_2015-84_026827
Format
B&W print
Held In
IMCA Digital Archive

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Creation

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Place
Main Street, Palmerston North

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Taxonomy

Tags
postal and telegraph,
workers,
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