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Kōrero: South Canterbury places

Main trunk line

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Main trunk line

The Washdyke lagoon and rail line were painted by Sir Eliot Whately in 1874. The line was soon to reach Temuka, and its central placement in the picture might have been intended to emphasise the region’s progress. The snow-capped Four Peaks Range is in the background.

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by Eliot Whatley

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Me pēnei te tohu i te whārang

John Wilson, South Canterbury places – Timaru, Te Ara – the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, https://teara.govt.nz/mi/artwork/11491/main-trunk-line (accessed 4 June 2026).

He kōrero nā John Wilson, i tāngia i te 2 March 2009, updated 17 August 2015.