Fifty-Seven Years Ago — Auckland's First Train - The New Zealand Railways Magazine, Volume 5, Issue 7 (December 1, 1930)

Content Partner: Victoria University of Wellington. Mr. William Baker's Reminiscences Hale and hearty, though eighty-three years of age, Mr. Wm. Baker, of Claudelands, Hamilton, vividly recalls Auckland's first two-carriage train which blazed the railway trail in the run to Onehunga on the...

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Main Author: Mr. William Baker
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Summary:Content Partner: Victoria University of Wellington. Mr. William Baker's Reminiscences Hale and hearty, though eighty-three years of age, Mr. Wm. Baker, of Claudelands, Hamilton, vividly recalls Auckland's first two-carriage train which blazed the railway trail in the run to Onehunga on the day before Christmas, 1873. Being the official issuer of tickets on that pioneer trip, which was regarded a...