At top, above, a view of Taupo about 1886 or earlier. The buildings in right middle distance mark the Lake end of the present main street. Below, the original Lake Hotel. The river scene shows the steamer "Tongariro," downstream from the present wharf, on the day she was launched in 1901. Moored at the bank is Capt. Dan Ferney's steamer "Tauhara," which earlier carried cargo between Taupo and Tokaanu. At bottom, Taupo s first motor mail coach, a Daimler car with which the late Mr Russell B. Graham inaugurated a service between Taupo and Rotorua.
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Taupo Times, Volume V, Issue 208, 27 January 1956, Page 1
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95At top, above, a view of Taupo about 1886 or earlier. The buildings in right middle distance mark the Lake end of the present main street. Below, the original Lake Hotel. The river scene shows the steamer "Tongariro," downstream from the present wharf, on the day she was launched in 1901. Moored at the bank is Capt. Dan Ferney's steamer "Tauhara," which earlier carried cargo between Taupo and Tokaanu. At bottom, Taupo s first motor mail coach, a Daimler car with which the late Mr Russell B. Graham inaugurated a service between Taupo and Rotorua. Taupo Times, Volume V, Issue 208, 27 January 1956, Page 1
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