| Pictorial Parade No 91 (1959) Milson Deviation: The opening of the Milson Rail Deviation, which will relieve pressure on Palmerston North's goods yards and will eventually take the railway out of the city's main street. 01.48 Hastings - Ploughing Championships: A young farmer from Milton, Otago, wins the Silver Plough Trophy at the national ploughing championships in Hastings. 04.15 The Scow 'Echo': One of the last scows in New Zealand still using sail with her engines Echo plies regularly from Wellington across Cook Strait and up the Wairau River to Blenheim. She evokes memories of a shipping age which is rapidly passing. Duration 07.35 |
