Tractor driven by Trevor King pulling a stock wagon across the Ashhurst Bridge
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Kings Transport Service, New Zealand's shortest Licensed Goods Service, was run by Trevor King across the bridge over the Manawatū River at Ashhurst when weight restrictions were in force. King had a small farm at the Aokautere corner with State Highway 2.
This bridge, spanning the Manawatū River, was officially opened on 9 June 1909, replacing a previous bridge that was swept away in the flood of 1895. The bridge was replaced by a concrete structure in 1969. The tractor shown in this photograph is a David Brown 850, a model that was produced from 1960 to 1965 at Meltham Mills, Huddersfield, England.
This image is derived from a copy negative made from a photograph that was loaned for copying. The original photographic print is not held by the Ian Matheson City Archives.
Identification
- Object type
- Image
- Identifier
- 2014N_Z5212_009685
- Date
- circa 1965
- Digitisation id
- 2014N_Z5212_009685
- Format
- B&W negative
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- Manawatu Evening Standard
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