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One of New Zealand's large-scale public works: construction of the South Island Main Trunk railway

One of New Zealand's large-scale public works: construction of the South Island Main Trunk railway
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One of New Zealand's large-scale public works: construction of the South Island Main Trunk railway
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Kura Heritage Collections Online
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Five photographs showing some of the steady progress being made on the major work of completing the gap between Wharanui and Parnassus on the South Island line. Top left: Road and rail tunnels between Oaru and Kaikoura. Rocks, gravel, a peak of the sea, trees and hillside can be seen. Top right: Machinery clearing away boulders on the coast at Aniseed. A load is being deposited into a truck, while a couple of spectators watch on. Middle: A view of the hills and snow-topped mountains that futu...

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Date created
1938-08-31
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Auckland Weekly News
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https://kura.aucklandlibraries.govt.nz/digital/collection/photos/id/286081
Related subjects
South Island Main Trunk Railway (N.Z.) / Railroads - South Island / Railroad construction workers / Public works / Labor camps / Housing / Rivers / Waiau Toa / Clarence River (N.Z.) / Railroads - Kaikoura District

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