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MTC3102 Avoca : Store and Post Office
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TitleMTC3102 Avoca : Store and Post Office
DescriptionAvoca Village looking south down Craigieburn Road from the Avoca Incline bridge. The first building on the right is the shop/post office then three New Zealand Railways (NZR) houses with the stables and blacksmith in the distance. The storekeepers house is hidden behind the store. The mine foreman's daughters, Eileen and Florrie Johns are walking on the road.Datec.1925SourceThe Butler Family CollectionPhotographerJim ButlerCopyrightNo copyright. Please acknowledge the Butler Family Collection if using this image.
DescriptionAvoca Village looking south down Craigieburn Road from the Avoca Incline bridge. The first building on the right is the shop/post office then three New Zealand Railways (NZR) houses with the stables and blacksmith in the distance. The storekeepers house is hidden behind the store. The mine foreman's daughters, Eileen and Florrie Johns are walking on the road.Datec.1925SourceThe Butler Family CollectionPhotographerJim ButlerCopyrightNo copyright. Please acknowledge the Butler Family Collection if using this image.Connections
Subject (Keywords)Mt Torlesse CollieryAvoca VillageButler_collectionMt Torlesse CollieriesAvoca coal minesmtc1CollectionMt Torlesse Colliery CollectionButler Family CollectionImageCraigieburn Road at Avoca, looking south.
Avoca VillageButler_collectionMt Torlesse CollieriesAvoca coal minesmtc1CollectionMt Torlesse Colliery CollectionButler Family CollectionImageCraigieburn Road at Avoca, looking south.Attribution
Researched ByAlan UpritchardDate Written15th April 2022Taken From (Link)The Butler Family CollectionDate DonatedThe Butler Family
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MTC3102 Avoca : Store and Post Office (c.1925). Selwyn Stories, accessed 26/05/2026, https://selwynstories.selwynlibraries.co.nz/nodes/view/5496