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Town bridge closing certificate

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Town bridge closing certificate

Edith Taylor was one of many Whanganui residents who walked across the city’s 97-year-old town bridge when it closed in January 1969. She received a certificate commemorating the occasion.

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Diana Beaglehole, Whanganui region – Forging a region, 1870s–1920s, Te Ara – the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, https://teara.govt.nz/en/document/19252/town-bridge-closing-certificate (accessed 24 June 2026).

Story by Diana Beaglehole, published 2 March 2009, updated 1 June 2015.