Reconstructing the road to Foxton Beach

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Description: This photograph looks south-westward towards Foxton beach and shows the reconstruction of a swampy area. The Barber-Green bucket excavator can be seen excavating peat and flax from the side of the old roadway. the contractor is V. Lumbye of Foxton.

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Relation: Public Photograph Collection Ro 12
Date: 1938
Digitisation id: 2014N_Ro12_007873
Held in: Coolstore

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Created By: L C Eggers
Place: Horowhenua Region

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Tags: bay city; digger; dirt road; heavy machinery; labour; mccormick; mud; photographs; streets; transportation; workmen

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L C Eggers. "Reconstructing the road to Foxton Beach", Manawatū Heritage, Ian Matheson City Archives, https://manawatuheritage.pncc.govt.nz/item/f80246cc-74c0-45de-a6b9-06ecf176440d, accessed 2026-08-27 21:19.

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