Busy railway tearoom

For many years the scramble for refreshments at railway stations was one of the central rituals of New Zealand life. In 1946 the Refreshment Branch served more than nine million travellers. It was hard work for the staff, who had to deal with a huge rush of customers in a matter of minutes.

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The North Island main trunk line

Keywords

food

railways

drink

railway stations

Credit

Alexander Turnbull Library
Reference: W. G. Weigel Collection, PAColl-5927-52
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