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Kōrero: Whanganui region

Whanganui town bridge, around 1904

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Whanganui town bridge, around 1904

From its opening in 1871, Whanganui’s town bridge was the main link to its hinterland in the south-east. These wagons loaded with wool bales are lining up to cross to the town and the riverside wharves, from which the wool would be shipped overseas.

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Whanganui Regional Museum

Reference: W/TB/107

Permission of the Whanganui Regional Museum must be obtained before any re-use of this image.

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Diana Beaglehole, Whanganui region – Forging a region, 1870s–1920s, Te Ara – the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, https://teara.govt.nz/mi/photograph/19035/whanganui-town-bridge-around-1904 (accessed 4 June 2026).

He kōrero nā Diana Beaglehole, i tāngia i te 2 March 2009, updated 1 June 2015.