A 1925 Cadillac V63 service car operated by Newman Bros Ltd of Nelson on emergency detour round a slip near Inangahua after earthquake.1929.

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DescriptionA 1925 Cadillac V63 service car operated by Newman Bros Ltd of Nelson on emergency detour round a slip near Inangahua after earthquake.1929.PhotographerAuckland Weekly News; L. Hahn, Special Weekly News PhotographerDate of Photo1929Map^[1]ContributorHeather Newby

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Location (city or town)InangahuaEventCar on emergency detour round a slip near Inangahua after earthquake.1929.

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Date Created6th December 2025CommentsJanette Schroeder
Inangahua earthquake May 1968!

Grant Taylor
Not so much a car as a 1925 Cadillac V63 service car operated by Newman Bros Ltd of Nelson.

Alison Hale
Grant Taylor our uncle okidok Alf Agent was one the drivers in those days.

Phil Wright
Grant Taylor That would be a top of the line vehicle back then,and those rough tracks no modern car would handle..

Phil Wright
What's the star on the grill, Americans.Corderoyed the road with mill slabs,we were still doing that in the 80s on bush roads?!

Grant Taylor
Phil Wright The star is the emblem of White Star Tourist Services Ltd, a through-booking agency founded in 1923 by a number of prominent NZ service car operators in both Islands to make travel easier for their clients.

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A 1925 Cadillac V63 service car operated by Newman Bros Ltd of Nelson on emergency detour round a slip near Inangahua after earthquake.1929.

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