Large quantities of snow were removed from the Exchange, in Dunedin, by men with shovels and truck. PHOTO: EVENING STAR : Great snow of 1939: A world away from the weather today

A postman delivers mail to a Leith Valley address during the great snow. PHOTO: GEOFFREY CLARKE : Great snow of 1939: A world away from the weather today

Passengers get out to push the struggling Rattray St cable car near Princes St, in Dunedin, during the ‘‘Great Snow’’. PHOTO: EVENING STAR : Great snow of 1939: A world away from the weather today

A car is buried under snow, which blocked most streets around Dunedin. PHOTO: EVENING STAR : Great snow of 1939: A world away from the weather today

A Leith Valley resident admires the sheer amount of snow that fell in the valley during the great snow. PHOTO: GEOFFREY CLARKE : Great snow of 1939: A world away from the weather today

Heavy snow caused the roof of the fernery at the Dunedin Botanic Garden to collapse. PHOTO: EVENING STAR : Great snow of 1939: A world away from the weather today

Children, some in shorts, play in the snow near the bridge at the north end of George St. PHOTO: EVENING STAR : Great snow of 1939: A world away from the weather today

Men clear snow from footpaths and the road in George St, Dunedin. PHOTO: EVENING STAR : Great snow of 1939: A world away from the weather today