Manuka Railway Station, at Manuka Creek, Clutha District.
NULL AUTHOR_ID · 1920
Manuka Railway Station viewed from above a level crossing (just out of site below forground). In the foreground the rails cross a cattle stop before reaching the station. There are a few houses beside the road which runs in part parallel to the railway line. Photographed by Albert Percy Godber. Original print in Godber Album Vol 109, p 233 (Pa1-q-102) Source of descriptive information - Library Client identified the cattle stop (not a bridge), January 2009. Inscriptions: Album page - Manuka Railway Station. Cattle stops were standard features of level crossings to stop animals being driven over the crossing leaving the road and going down the railway line. A standard level crossing sign of the period is visible next to the cattle stop (information from Michael Gee, 2009). Quantity: 1 b&w original negative(s). Physical Description: Dry plate glass negative 6.5 x 4.75 inches