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These men were employed by New Zealand Laykold Ltd, of Wellington, who had the contract to construct a road between Paraparaumu township and the beach. The man on the left is Jimmy Bain and the man on the right is unidentified. This firm owned a bitumen factory in Wellington and employed Mr L C Eggers (photographer) as overseer for the contract.

Identification

Object type
Image
Digitisation ID
2014N_Ro17_007878
Title
Working on a Road Cutting at Paraparaumu
Relation
Public Photograph Collection Ro 17
Held In
Coolstore

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Creation

Created By
Place
Unknown
Date
1937

Object rights

Credit Line
Palmerston North City Library
License
No Known Restrictions

Taxonomy

Tags
broom,
engineering,
gravel,
heavy machinery,
labour,
photographs,
shovel,
streets,
trucks,
workmen,
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Working on a Road Cutting at Paraparaumu
Sweeping the surface of the road to Foxton Beach
Metalling the Road to Foxton Beach
Awapuni Metal Pit
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Reconstructing the road to Foxton Beach
Tar sealing the road to Foxton Beach
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