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In this edition of the National Film Unit's long-running newsreel series: 2000 people attend the opening of Palmerston North's brand new state-of-the-art railway station (with up-to-the-minute signals, communication technology and cafeteria); under the watchful eye of Prime Minister Keith Holyoake, a fashion show is held in Wellington to display New Zealand styles for Australian buyers; and the Osbourne family (complete with toddler) travel the country in a caravan with their road marking business (and Mum still finds time for the housework too).
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Television, 2004 (Excerpts)
A 12-part journey through the railway memories of New Zealand
Short Film, 1965 (Full Length)
Features Miss World New Zealand, Anne Sidney, and the latest fashions in wool
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Leigh
Posted at 12.16AM - 23.12.2010
Oh yes, Palmy was never the same with the new Station.
I was there and very young to see the Queen in 1954
Used to love watching the trains go through the town.
Progress they call it.