Toffs and toasts: on 7 September 1878 Dunedin's mayor hosted a lavish banquet to celebrate the arrival of the first train from Christchurch. The completion of this railway was one of the major achievements of the Vogel era.
Alexander Turnbull Library
Reference: Eph-A-RAIL-1878-01
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Roll of Honour and Passchendaele nameplate at Dunedin Railway Station. See also the twin nameplate at Christchurch railway station.
Images: Mike Mellor, 2011.
Labour Day parade in Dunedin, 1894.
Alexander Turnbull Library
Reference: 1/2-140512-G (see original sterograph image here)
Photographer: William Williams
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