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Digging the first sod for the Main Trunk Railway, at the southern bank of the Puniu River
Date: 15 April 1885
From: Beere, Daniel Manders, 1833-1909 :Negatives of New Zealand and Australia
Reference: 1/2-096176-G
Description: Maori and Pakeha group at the digging of the first sod for the Main Trunk Railway. They stand at the confiscation line at the southern bank of the Puniu River, 15 April 1885. Wahanui Huatare has grey hair and stands in front of the pole in the centre. Rewi Manga Maniapoto stands immediately to his left with a top hat and white beard. Photograph taken by Daniel Manders Beere. More information about this occasion is at the Appendices to the Journals of the House of Representatives, 1885, D-6. Identified as "Group at digging of 1st sod of Main Trunk Rlwy. Te Awamutu." from typescript of photographer's negative register held at TL 6/1/62. Photographs taken at the scene include 1/2-096174 to 1/2-096178, and 1/2-096208 Inscriptions: Photographer's title on negative - bottom left - 31 Quantity: 1 b&w original negative(s).