Opening of the First Railway in New Zealand, at Christchurch, Canterbury Province
Artist
Richard Seymour Kelly (1820-1873)
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The Illustrated London News
Title
Opening of the First Railway in New Zealand, at Christchurch, Canterbury Province
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English: Opening of the First Railway in New Zealand, at Christchurch, Canterbury Province in 1863. Illustration for The Illustrated London News, 5 March 1864. page 237.
Shows an event that occurred on 1 December 1863, the opening of the first section of the railway line between Christchurch and Lyttelton at Ferrymead, Heathcote.
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