Marlborough Photographs from 1920
Workers on the South Island Main Trunk Railway Line
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| Collection |
Marlborough Province - down the decades from early days |
| Description |
A sepia photograph showing several men working on the South Island Main Trunk [S.I.M.T.] railway line. A pencilled note on the back says, "[from] A.M. Hale Collection."
A scan of this photograph will be used in the Changing European History Gallery 3 display in commemoration of the Marlborough Provincial 150th anniversary on 1 November 2009.
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Caption December 2009:
Men are shovelling while the two crow-bar operators, in the foreground, are adjusting, or checking the rails.
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| Year Range from |
1930 |
| Year range to |
1946 |
| Object ID |
2009.067.0070 |
| Object Name |
Photograph |
| Title |
Workers on the South Island Main Trunk Railway Line |
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Last modified on: January 19, 2015
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