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Refreshment rooms, Taihape

Like many towns in the central North Island, Taihape owed its existence to the main trunk line. It was also home to one of New Zealand's best-known railway refreshment rooms, where bleary-eyed travellers poured off overnight trains for a quick 'cuppa and a pie'.

This image Appears In 2 Articles:

  • Railway buffet car
    The North Island main trunk line
  • Petone railway station war memorial
    Railway stations

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railway stations
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Credit

Alexander Turnbull Library
Reference: F. G. Radcliffe Collection, 1/2-006010-G.
Permission of the Alexander Turnbull Library, National Library of New Zealand, Te Puna Matauranga o Aotearoa must be obtained before any reuse of this image.

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'Refreshment rooms, Taihape', URL: http://www.nzhistory.net.nz/media/photo/refreshment-rooms-taihape, (Ministry for Culture and Heritage), updated 15-Jul-2013

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1 comment has been posted about Refreshment rooms, Taihape

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Christine

Posted: 04 Jan 2009

I have a photo of my great grandmother's half sister, who worked at the Railway Counter Refreshment Rooms. Aunt Mary and her brother emigrated to New Zealand from England, just before WWI. I would like to find out if the photo I have was taken inside the Taihape refreshment room. See my Blog on this. http://lilbitbrit.blogspot.com/