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This engraving, made in 1875, shows a Cobb & Co coach crossing Canterbury’s Waimakariri River during a flood. The ferryman, wearing a lifebelt, is showing the coachman the way. Although the horses could swim, it was not uncommon for coaches to be overturned while making such crossings.
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Alexander Turnbull Library, Making New Zealand Centennial Collection (PAColl-3060)
Reference: MNZ-0643-1/4; F
by unidentified artist
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