Events In History
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3 November 1886Manawatū rail link opened
Built by the privately owned Wellington and Manawatu Railway Company (WMR), the line helped open the Kāpiti Coast, Horowhenua and Manawatū to European settlement. Read more...
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Main image: New Zealand Militia cap
New Zealand Militia cap belonging to Major George Vance Shannon, who helped found the township of Shannon in the Manawatu.