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Transporting Akaroa Lighthouse into town

Transporting Akaroa Lighthouse into town

4 October 1980

Convoy of trucks carrying sections of the disassembled Akaroa Lighthouse, rounding the bend from Lighthouse Road to Ōnuku Road.

Contributors note: "4 October 1980 moving of the Akaroa Lighthouse from the north head to the township, turning off Lighthouse Road onto Onuku Road. Akaroa Lighthouse has the rights to be able to use the photographs to promote the lighthouse, and these form part of our historical collection."

Creator: Cheryl English

Area: Banks Peninsula / Akaroa

Contributor: Cheryl English

Source: Entry in the 2025 Christchurch City Libraries Photo Hunt.

Reference ID: CCL-PH25-ChEn-0001

Uploaded by: CCL Photo Hunt

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