The Gorge road opened in 1872, and in 1875 the Government established a tollhouse at the Woodville end when the bridge was built, around which a small settlement grew. In 1912 tolls were abolished, the tollhouse was demolished and the small settlement disappeared.
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Identification
- Object type
- Image
- Date
- 1890s
- Digitisation ID
- 2011N_Go20_004698
- Held In
- Coolstore
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Creation
- Created By
- Unknown
- Place
- Tararua District
Object rights
- License
- No Known Restrictions
Taxonomy
- Community Tags
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