Wellington & Manawatu Railway Company Ltd :Wednesday 3rd November, 1886. Lunch upon the occasion of driving the last spike at 34 miles 47 chains, on the railway, near Waikanae, by His Excellency Sir W F D Jervois, K.G.C.M.G., C.B. 1886.

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Wellington & Manawatu Railway Company Ltd :Wednesday 3rd November, 1886. Lunch upon the occasion of driving the last spike at 34 miles 47 chains, on the railway, near Waikanae, by His Excellency Sir W F D Jervois, K.G.C.M.G., C.B. 1886.

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A menu and toast list produced for the occasion of a celebratory lunch. The toast list includes toasts by: The Premier, Mr W T L Travers, Sir Julius Vogel, Mr H D Bell, Mr J Plimmer, Mr G V Shannon, Mr T K McDonald, Mr E T Gillon, Mr D J Nathan. The front cover shows a steam train engine and coal carriage. The menu includes turkey, chicken, ducks, roast lamb, roast beef, aspic of potted head, chicken pies, veal and ham pies, beefsteak & oyster pies, giblet pies, boiled ham, boiled tongue, sa...

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Date created

1886

Creator

Wellington and Manawatu Railway Company Ltd / Simcox, Francis Selwyn, 1880-1967

URL

http://natlib.govt.nz/records/23159870

Locations

Waikanae

Related subjects

Jervois, William Francis Drummond (Sir), 1821-1897 / Travers, William Thomas Locke, 1819-1903 / Vogel, Julius (Rt Hon Sir), 1835-1899 / Bell, Francis Henry Dillon (Rt Hon Sir), 1851-1936 / Plimmer, John Alfred, 1846?-1937 / Shannon, George Vance, 1842-1920 / Macdonald, Thomas Kennedy, 1847-1914 / Gillon, Edward Thomas, 1842-1896 / Nathan, David Joseph, 1858-1920 / Railways / Menus / New Zealand / Wellington Region / Railway trains / Manawatū-Whanganui Region / Waikanae

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