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The mail must get through

The mail must get through

River crossings were particularly susceptible to weather, with rain likely to turn streams into fast-flowing torrents. Here, a mail coach crosses the swollen Ōtira River in the 1880s.

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Alexander Turnbull Library, Post & Telegraph Collection
Reference: 1/4-019606; F

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Emma Meyer. 'Horses', Te Ara - the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, updated 27-Sep-11
URL: http://www.TeAra.govt.nz/en/horses/3/4