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Foxton in the 1870s

Foxton in the 1870s

The Manawatū Hotel in Foxton was often crowded with travellers on their way to Wellington. The Manawatū River crossing at Foxton was the widest, apart from that at Scotts Ferry on the Rangitīkei River.

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Alexander Turnbull Library, William James Harding Collection (PAColl-3042)
Reference: 1/2-025162; F
Photograph by William James Harding

Permission of the Alexander Turnbull Library, National Library of New Zealand, Te Puna Matauranga o Aotearoa, must be obtained before any re-use of this image.

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Malcolm McKinnon. 'Manawatū and Horowhenua region', Te Ara - the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, updated 2-Mar-09
URL: http://www.TeAra.govt.nz/en/manawatu-and-horowhenua-region/5/5