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Wednesday, 6 August 2025

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    Photo: Bill Cowan
    Photo: Bill Cowan
    The daily Heriot-bound goods train goes past the morning Dunedin-Invercargill railcar at the Pukerau Station in May, 1973.

    The bow-roofed goods shed was a feature of the station.

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