Tibbutt, photo. SAVING TIME WITH THE MAILS. New motor lorry, now in use in Wellington, to secure speedy conveyance of mail matter in bulk between steamers and trains and the G.P.O., The vehicle can carry one and a-half tons at a speed of 12 miles an hour. The use of the new lorry was exemplified last week, when the special train containing the English mail for Auckland was got away 28 minutes after the first bag was landed on the wharf.
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New Zealand Graphic, Volume XLIII, Issue 13, 29 September 1909, Page 30
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81Tibbutt, photo. SAVING TIME WITH THE MAILS. New motor lorry, now in use in Wellington, to secure speedy conveyance of mail matter in bulk between steamers and trains and the G.P.O., The vehicle can carry one and a-half tons at a speed of 12 miles an hour. The use of the new lorry was exemplified last week, when the special train containing the English mail for Auckland was got away 28 minutes after the first bag was landed on the wharf. New Zealand Graphic, Volume XLIII, Issue 13, 29 September 1909, Page 30
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