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    A canvas home on the Catlins railway works. : 100 years ago: May 1910
    A canvas home on the Catlins railway works. : 100 years ago: May 1910
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    An aeroplane exhibition at Olympia, London. : 100 years ago: May 1910
    An aeroplane exhibition at Olympia, London. : 100 years ago: May 1910
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    A favourite sea coast resort south of Dunedin: Brighton lagoon, looking north-east. : 100 years ago: May 1910
    A favourite sea coast resort south of Dunedin: Brighton lagoon, looking north-east. : 100 years ago: May 1910
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    A snapshot near Broad Bay, with Harbour Cone in the background. : 100 years ago: May 1910
    A snapshot near Broad Bay, with Harbour Cone in the background. : 100 years ago: May 1910
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    Canvas town: homes of the men employed on the Catlins Railway construction works. : 100 years ago: May 1910
    Canvas town: homes of the men employed on the Catlins Railway construction works. : 100 years ago: May 1910
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    Brigade troops and the First Otago Rifle Battalion in Dowling Street for the memorial church parade for King Edward VII on May 15. : 100 years ago: May 1910
    Brigade troops and the First Otago Rifle Battalion in Dowling Street for the memorial church parade for King Edward VII on May 15. : 100 years ago: May 1910
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    Halley's Comet, as seen from Belleknowes, Dunedin on May 12, 1910. : 100 years ago: May 1910
    Halley's Comet, as seen from Belleknowes, Dunedin on May 12, 1910. : 100 years ago: May 1910
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    Highland cattle on Mt Grand, near Dunedin. : 100 years ago: May 1910
    Highland cattle on Mt Grand, near Dunedin. : 100 years ago: May 1910
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    An industrious mutton-birder prepares birds for packing. : 100 years ago: May 1910
    An industrious mutton-birder prepares birds for packing. : 100 years ago: May 1910
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    Preparing kelp bags for the storage of mutton-birds. : 100 years ago: May 1910
    Preparing kelp bags for the storage of mutton-birds. : 100 years ago: May 1910
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    After the fire which destroyed Messrs Wright, Stephenson and Company's store at Kelso (later known as Wrightsons). : 100 years ago: May 1910
    After the fire which destroyed Messrs Wright, Stephenson and Company's store at Kelso (later known as Wrightsons). : 100 years ago: May 1910
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    A birds-eye view of Lawrence. : 100 years ago: May 1910
    A birds-eye view of Lawrence. : 100 years ago: May 1910
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    The old Middle District school, Dunedin, in Stuart St, 42 years ago, which was replaced by the Arthur Street school. : 100 years ago: May 1910
    The old Middle District school, Dunedin, in Stuart St, 42 years ago, which was replaced by the Arthur Street school. : 100 years ago: May 1910
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    Mr Meiklejohn's farm house at North Taieri, close to the Silverstream bridge. : 100 years ago: May 1910
    Mr Meiklejohn's farm house at North Taieri, close to the Silverstream bridge. : 100 years ago: May 1910
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    Otago Harbour from the Peninsula near Portobello. : 100 years ago: May 1910
    Otago Harbour from the Peninsula near Portobello. : 100 years ago: May 1910
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    Mr McKay's nine-horse team at Lawrence with a waggon carrying 40 bales of wool from Roxburgh. : 100 years ago: May 1910
    Mr McKay's nine-horse team at Lawrence with a waggon carrying 40 bales of wool from Roxburgh. : 100 years ago: May 1910
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    The township at Halfmoon Bay, Stewart Island. : 100 years ago: May 1910
    The township at Halfmoon Bay, Stewart Island. : 100 years ago: May 1910
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    The open face at Messrs C.P Sleeman and Co's coal pit near Mataura. : 100 years ago: May 1910
    The open face at Messrs C.P Sleeman and Co's coal pit near Mataura. : 100 years ago: May 1910
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    The crowd in the Octagon listening to the Mayor, Mr Thos. Cole, read the proclamation of George V as the new King. : 100 years ago: May 1910
    The crowd in the Octagon listening to the Mayor, Mr Thos. Cole, read the proclamation of George V as the new King. : 100 years ago: May 1910
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    A reaper at work during harvesting near Lake Hayes, Central Otago. : 100 years ago: May 1910
    A reaper at work during harvesting near Lake Hayes, Central Otago. : 100 years ago: May 1910
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    The Routeburn Valley, from the Lake Harris track. : 100 years ago: May 1910
    The Routeburn Valley, from the Lake Harris track. : 100 years ago: May 1910
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    The motor sledge made for Captain Robert Falcon Scott by the Wolseley Motor Car Company, for use on his expedition to the South Pole. : 100 years ago: May 1910
    The motor sledge made for Captain Robert Falcon Scott by the Wolseley Motor Car Company, for use on his expedition to the South Pole. : 100 years ago: May 1910
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    Boy Scouts on parade in Cumberland Street, Dunedin, in readiness for the memorial service for King Edward VII in St Matthew's Church on May 15. : 100 years ago: May 1910
    Boy Scouts on parade in Cumberland Street, Dunedin, in readiness for the memorial service for King Edward VII in St Matthew's Church on May 15. : 100 years ago: May 1910
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    On the Portobello Road, Otago Peninsula: going over the hill from Smith's Bay into Broad Bay. : 100 years ago: May 1910
    On the Portobello Road, Otago Peninsula: going over the hill from Smith's Bay into Broad Bay. : 100 years ago: May 1910
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    A waggoner on the Lawrence-Beaumont road. : 100 years ago: May 1910
    A waggoner on the Lawrence-Beaumont road. : 100 years ago: May 1910
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    A pick and shovel team employed in excavating a cutting on the Catlins River railway works. : 100 years ago: May 1910
    A pick and shovel team employed in excavating a cutting on the Catlins River railway works. : 100 years ago: May 1910
    100 years ago: May 1910
    These photos from the Otago Witness were first published during May 1910. Prints available from otagoimages. co. nz.  

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