Historic scene recalled by the completion of the Stratford Railway

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DescriptionA photograph taken on March 28 1902 showing Sir WIlliam Hall-Jones, then Minister of Public Works, turning the first sod of the Stratford Main Trunk line at Stratford. Mr P J Stewart, then Mayor of Stratford (without hat) can be seen to the left of the policeman. (Clipping from Auckland Weekly News November 16, 1932)
Clipping inset reads "A public holiday will be declared in Stratford on November 7 on the occasion of the opening of the Taranaki-Main Trunk railway and an entertainment programme is to be arranged for those who do not intend taking part in the excursion to view the driving of the last spike on the new line"

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