Railway in North Otago

Production date
1878
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Object detail

Description
Photo mounted on mat which has inscription: "The laying of the Last Rail [sic] on the 26th August, 1878, by W N Blair, M.I.C.E., at Goodwood, joining Christchurch with Dunedin by Railway".

Colour drawing archive 73270. A crowd of 300 watched the last bolt being hammered.
Production date
1878
Collection type
Accession number
2607P
System ID
102735
Current Rights
No known copyright restrictions
Organisation Credit Line
Collection of the Waitaki Archive. Id 102735

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