Mk. Vikcext Pykb, and Chairman of Vincent County, turned the first sod of the Otago Central Railway a few days ago. The speech of that gcnUepj.ii> <>n that oe«vsion was snperiatively grandiose, an£ something for those who listened to it to remember foy fjie remainder of their lives. The ceremony hod more poetry in it thnn that of turning the first sod of our unimportant railway. From the speaker to the shovel, everything breathed poetic sentiment more or leas load. 0»r demonstration, according to oar morning contemporary,' was foolish. What Byron iiiight hare written about it had he been alive is oqr contemporary's authority for thinking so. It is a pity that Byron died, for, had lie been alive, we might have settled the matter. " Thoroughly sensible people " says our con-,
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Oamaru Mail, Volume IV, Issue 986, 17 June 1879, Page 2
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131Page 2 Advertisements Column 2 Oamaru Mail, Volume IV, Issue 986, 17 June 1879, Page 2
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