Prime Minister Richard Seddon turning the first sod of the Hokitika-Ross railway

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Prime Minister Richard Seddon turning the first sod of the Hokitika-Ross railway

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Prime Minister Richard Seddon turning the first sod of the Hokitika-Ross railway. Photograph taken circa 1900. Photographer unidentified. This image is a copy negative from the publication "The coast" : the golden west : the land of minerals and scenic beauties, its history and development. West Coast jubilee 1864-1914", a photocopy of which is held by the Alexander Turnbull Library at P Box q993.1 COA 1914. The Greymouth-Hokitika line was opened in 1893 and further extended to Ross in 1909

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Date created

[ca 1900]

URL

http://natlib.govt.nz/records/22456689

Related subjects

Seddon, Richard John (Rt Hon), 1845-1906 / Railways / New Zealand / West Coast Region / Design and construction

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