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Going to school by train

Going to school by train

Pupils from Seddonville attending high school in Westport travelled by train in 1945. John Pascoe, who took the photo, noted that they sometimes spent up to six hours a day travelling. The following year passenger traffic was stopped on the Seddonville line, and after that local pupils travelled to Buller High School by bus.

Alexander Turnbull Library
Reference: ¼-001336-F
Photographer: John Pascoe
Further information and copies of this image may be obtained from the Library through its 'Timeframes' website, http://timeframes.natlib.govt.nz
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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How to cite this page: 'Going to school by train', URL: http://www.nzhistory.net.nz/media/photo/going-school-train, (Ministry for Culture and Heritage), updated 15-Feb-2009

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