Otira Gorge 1879

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DescriptionMuseum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa C016384PhotographerBurton Bros.Date of Photo1879Map^[1]ContributorMaye Dunn

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Date Created26th May 2019CommentsSha Un: Looking east above Pegleg flat. Great photo.

Lynnette Walford: What is the story behind the little cross on the RHS of the photo.

Arthur Bass: Telegraph pole ? See a cup either side of the cross arm

Maye Dunn: Yes definitely looks like a telegraph pole
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Cynthia McCaughan: Yep telegraph went throughout long after the road was built

John Rosanowski: They built the telegraph line to the Coast, following straight behind the Otira Pass road makers. In those times, the telegraph was more important than the road. It was the Internet of the 19th century.

Wayne Thornton: Love these photos

Phil Olson: Top of the old Zigzag looking southeast toward pegleg .

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