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Illustrated London news :Cutting the first turf of the railway at Christchurch, Canterbury New Zealand. London, 1865
- Date
- 1864 - 1865
- By
- Illustrated London news (Newspaper)
- Reference
- PUBL-0033-1865-01
- Description
A crowd of people around a large flag, watching a woman pushing a wheelbarrow holding a spade, along a line marked by a small fence. Troops (or the Constabulary) are standing in line to the left, with the Port Hills behind. Shows the start of the Christchurch to Dunedin line
Quantity: 1 b&w art print(s).
Physical Description: Wood engraving,
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- Partly restricted - Please use surrogate in place of original
- Format
- 1 b&w art print(s), Works of art, Wood engravings, Albums, Wood engraving,, Orientation: Horizontal image
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