Story: Rural services

Country railway stations (1st of 2)

Country railway stations

In the 1960s, horticulturists loaded their crops for transport to market at the White Cragg siding on this railway line in Canterbury. Railway lines were important for farm development, and people often campaigned vigorously for a line to be built through their district.

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Archives New Zealand - Te Rua Mahara o te Kāwanatanga
Reference: AAVK W3493 B13680
Photograph by John LeCren

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How to cite this page:

Nancy Swarbrick, 'Rural services - Railways', Te Ara - the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, http://www.TeAra.govt.nz/en/photograph/18551/country-railway-stations (accessed 19 April 2024)

Story by Nancy Swarbrick, published 24 Nov 2008