Printed on back: “Photograph courtesy of Foxton Historical Society. QUEEN OF THE SOUTH 1904. For many years the legendary Queen of the South traded regularly between Wellington and the port of Foxton. She sank in 1911 after striking a rock off Port Chalmers.”

‘Queen Of The South’ (coastal trader), 1904. This small steamer is pictured tied up at the Foxton wharf.

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Printed on back: “Photograph courtesy of Foxton Historical Society. POST OFFICE HOTEL, FOXTON 1904. All four hotels in the town have a rich heritage. The Post Office Hotel, was first built to house a drapery business, but was converted into an hotel during 1893. This building stands opposite the Post Office in the main street.”

Post Office Hotel, Foxton, 1904. A group of people stand on the footpath outside this two storied wooden building.

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Printed on back: “Photograph courtesy of Foxton Historical Society. PERREAU’S BAKERY 1904. Mr M.E. Perreau was not only renowned for the cakes and pies he baked, he was a long-serving Mayor and member of virtually every organization in Foxton at the time.”

Perreau’s Bakery, Foxton, 1904. Staff from the bakery line up on the footpath outside the bakery, while the horse-drawn delivery cart is to the right of the photograph.

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Printed on back: “Photograph courtesy of Foxton Historical Society. C.T. EASTON’S BUTCHERY 1904. Mr Easton set up business opposite the cattle yards in Foxton. The beasts frequently caused havoc, and sometimes injury in the main street when they broke away while being ferried across the Manawatu River.”

C.T. Easton’s Butchery, Foxton, 1904. A group of butchery staff stand outside the two storied wooden building, along with a horse and cart and a horse which are used for delivery purposes.

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Printed on back: “Photograph courtesy of Foxton Historical Society. RED HOUSE, FOXTON 1904. The Red House, on the corner of Whyte and Main Street is one of the few buildings to escape the fires which ravaged the township earlier this century. It was built in 1894 as a general store.”

Red House, Foxton, 1904. A group of men and children stand on the footpath outside the shop which has a sign reading “Red House, 1894, M.H. Walker. Groceries” above the door. A saddled horse and a horse and cart are on the road in front of the building.

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Printed on back: “Photograph courtesy of Foxton Historical Society. THE FOXTON WHARF 1904. Coastal steamers were a convenient way to transport goods and passengers in a time when inland routes were not yet established.”

Loading goods at the Foxton Wharf, 1904. A number of men stand beside a horsze which is pulling a wagon. A steamer is tied to the wharf behind the men.

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Printed on back: “Photograph courtesy of Foxton Historical Society. VETERINARY FORGE, FOXTON 1904. Farriers working at this veterinary forge occupied an important position in town, keeping people and their possessions on the move.”

Three men along with two horses stand outside the Foxton Veterinary Forge, 1904.

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Printed on back: “Photograph courtesy of Foxton Historical Society. FLAX WORKERS, FOXTON 1904. From the 1880’s onwards Foxton became known as the flaxmilling capitol of New Zealand. Fortunes were made and lost as the price of flax fibre fluctuated on the world market. A familiar sight on the outskirts of the town was the expanse of flax draped over rows of fences.”

Flax Workers, Foxton, 1904. A group of workers outside building with raw flax and bales of processed fibre.

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Printed on back: “Photograph courtesy of Foxton Historical Society FOXTON RAILWAY 1911. Foxton pioneered rail transportation in the North Island when a wooden tramway was laid in 1873 to link inland settlers with the port. Steam locomotives travelled the branch line to Palmerston North until the 1950’s.”

Steam train at Foxton Railway Station, 1911. To the left of the train is the railway station and to the right the sheds at Foxton wharf.

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Written on back with black ink: “To Mr & Mrs Phillpotts, Wishing you the compliments of the season. Kind rememberances to all, not forgetting the parlour boarder. Addie Blake has broken it off with her Jack, but I think she is likely to make it up again at any moment. Ethel Wanklyn.”

The Main Street, Foxton, NZ – (caption title) – undated. This oval shaped postcard shows an unpaved Main Street looking south. Letter on back to Mr & Mrs Phillpotts from Ethel Wanklyn.

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