Government Publicity Photo. MILFORD SOUND ROAD.-Proclaimed by those who have been over it as “the finest scenic drive in New Zealand,” the constructed portion of the Milford Sound Road, 53 miles, will reach Lake Lochie Saddle (1740ft, at the head of the lovely Eglinlon Valley, by Christmas time, leaving an additional 20 miles to complete the road, via the Upper Hollyford, Gulliver, and Cleddau Canyons, to Milford Sound. Above, view of the beautiful Eglinlon Valley, showing river, flats, and forest, and peaks of the Earl Range in the distance. Right, a bend in the road in the Eglinton Valley, showing the Livingstone Range, 4000ft to 4500ft above the camera, with fully 2000ft in height of glorious beech forest.
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Wanganui Chronicle, Volume 76, Issue 286, 4 December 1933, Page 12
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118Government Publicity Photo. MILFORD SOUND ROAD.-Proclaimed by those who have been over it as “the finest scenic drive in New Zealand,” the constructed portion of the Milford Sound Road, 53 miles, will reach Lake Lochie Saddle (1740ft, at the head of the lovely Eglinlon Valley, by Christmas time, leaving an additional 20 miles to complete the road, via the Upper Hollyford, Gulliver, and Cleddau Canyons, to Milford Sound. Above, view of the beautiful Eglinlon Valley, showing river, flats, and forest, and peaks of the Earl Range in the distance. Right, a bend in the road in the Eglinton Valley, showing the Livingstone Range, 4000ft to 4500ft above the camera, with fully 2000ft in height of glorious beech forest. Wanganui Chronicle, Volume 76, Issue 286, 4 December 1933, Page 12
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