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Carterton post office

Carterton post office

People pose outside the Carterton general store and post office, around 1870. At this time the town was still surrounded by forest.

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Alexander Turnbull Library
Reference: 1/2-097063; F
Photograph by Gordon Burt

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.

How to cite this page:

Ben Schrader. 'Wairarapa places', Te Ara - the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, updated 21-Sep-11
URL: http://www.TeAra.govt.nz/en/wairarapa-places/5/3