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Snow on the Midland railway line
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TitleSnow on the Midland railway line
DescriptionPhotos of heavy snow holding up trains on the Midland line between Darfield and Arthur's Pass. Top right: Railways General Manager G.H. Mackley with shovel; Lower left: using flamethrower to melt snow.
Original caption: 'Heaviest snow for many years delays rail traffic on Canterbury section of Midland Line.'Date1939SourceSupplement to the Auckland Weekly News, 9 August 1939, p.45
DescriptionPhotos of heavy snow holding up trains on the Midland line between Darfield and Arthur's Pass. Top right: Railways General Manager G.H. Mackley with shovel; Lower left: using flamethrower to melt snow.Original caption: 'Heaviest snow for many years delays rail traffic on Canterbury section of Midland Line.'
Date1939SourceSupplement to the Auckland Weekly News, 9 August 1939, p.45Connections
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Taken FromAuckland Libraries Heritage Collections AWNS-19390809-45-02
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Snow on the Midland railway line (1939). Selwyn Stories, accessed 24/06/2026, https://selwynstories.selwynlibraries.co.nz/nodes/view/7048