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Kōrero: Whanganui places

Steamer timetable, 1912

Information about the river steamers and the accommodation house at Pipiriki are shown on the back of Hatrick and Co.’s 1912 timetable. ‘Best brands of liquors’ were for sale on the boats, and the accommodation house at Pipiriki was advertised as having 'every modern Comfort and Convenience, with Electric Light, and up-to-date Sanitary Arrangements, Hot and Cold Baths'.

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Alexander Turnbull Library

Reference: Eph-A-TOURISM-Wanganui-1912-01-outside

Permission of the Alexander Turnbull Library, National Library of New Zealand, Te Puna Mātauranga o Aotearoa, must be obtained before any re-use of this image.

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Diana Beaglehole, Whanganui places – Whanganui River, Te Ara – the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, https://teara.govt.nz/mi/zoomify/18959/steamer-timetable-1912 (accessed 25 June 2026).

He kōrero nā Diana Beaglehole, i tāngia i te 3 March 2009, updated 15 June 2015.