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Final spike - North Island main trunk line

Final spike - North Island main trunk line

On 6 November 1908 Prime Minister Joseph Ward ceremonially opened the North Island main trunk line by driving in a final polished silver spike at Manganuioteao, between National Park and Ohakune.

See image and more information about the silver spike at Te Papa Collections Online

Appendix to the Journals of the House of Representatives, 1909, D-2

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