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Local historians weekly "Back Issues" article in the Manawatū Standard. Hundred year history of the city's second gasworks, on Napier Road Terrace End. The gasworks was officially opened 21 December 1923 and went out of full operation in 1970, when Palmerston North was connected to a pipeline from the Kapuni gas field, Taranaki.

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Object type
Image
Content type
Born digital
Relation
Manawatu Standard
Date
December 23, 2023
Digitisation ID
2024Pa_IMCA-DigitalArchive_042343
Format
Born Digital
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IMCA Digital Archive

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