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Inscription on reverse reads: “The Paiaka settlers coming down river to Te Awahou (Foxton). The re-enactment of the arrival of the settlers in 1855. Foxton Centennial Celebrations Labour weekend, Oct., 1955. Photo taken by F H Murray, Foxton.”

Re-enactment of the first settlers arriving in Foxton during the Foxton Centennial Celebrations, 1955. This photograph shows a group of boats on the Manawatu River playing the role of the settlers from Paiaka coming downstream.

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Any use of this image must be accompanied by the credit “Foxton Historical Society”

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