RAILWAY GIVES WAY TO ROAD.—Since the Government's decision to abandon the railway from Rotorua to Taupo the improvement of the road has been concentrated on. Much be tter facilities to the motor traffic have resulted in straightening and widening the route for 14 miles out of Rotorua, the worst portion of the 50-mile journey. This picture shows a fine wide sweep of road, with the abandoned railway route on the right.
Permanent link to this item
https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/AS19310520.2.128.4
Bibliographic details
Auckland Star, Volume LXII, Issue 117, 20 May 1931, Page 10
Word Count
71RAILWAY GIVES WAY TO ROAD.—Since the Government's decision to abandon the railway from Rotorua to Taupo the improvement of the road has been concentrated on. Much be tter facilities to the motor traffic have resulted in straightening and widening the route for 14 miles out of Rotorua, the worst portion of the 50-mile journey. This picture shows a fine wide sweep of road, with the abandoned railway route on the right. Auckland Star, Volume LXII, Issue 117, 20 May 1931, Page 10
Using This Item
Stuff Ltd is the copyright owner for the Auckland Star. You can reproduce in-copyright material from this newspaper for non-commercial use under a Creative Commons BY-NC-SA 3.0 New Zealand licence. This newspaper is not available for commercial use without the consent of Stuff Ltd. For advice on reproduction of out-of-copyright material from this newspaper, please refer to the Copyright guide.
Acknowledgements
This newspaper was digitised in partnership with Auckland Libraries.