RAILWAY TO THE MOUNTAIN
TURNING THE FIRST SOD. (Per Fress Association.) STRATFORD, Jan. 6. The first sod of the Mount Eguiont branch railway was turned at Wai puku to-day by Mr \V. T. JenBinge, M.H.R., iu the presence of about 200 persons. .Messrs C. E. Major and W. Symes, M.'sli.lt., wi.th the Majors of Stratford and liawera, and the chairmen of the Stratford County Council and Normanby Town ik>ur<V gave addiwses. A sum of £SOOO has been plated on the Estimates- for the work, ' which will cost about £50,000. The liny will run to stone deposits on the mountain, sufllcient to supply the whole of Taranaki, and will probably be used also for tourist txaflic and local excursions. A banquet was hcM after the ceremony, in Stratford.
Permanent link to this item
https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/TDN19050107.2.12
Bibliographic details
Taranaki Daily News, Volume XLVII, Issue 7706, 7 January 1905, Page 2
Word Count
127RAILWAY TO THE MOUNTAIN Taranaki Daily News, Volume XLVII, Issue 7706, 7 January 1905, Page 2
Using This Item
Stuff Ltd is the copyright owner for the Taranaki Daily News. 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.
Log in