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40 Years Ago: The Day East Town Went Quiet

Aug 27, 2026

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40 Years Ago: The Day East Town Went Quiet

Forty years ago this year, in October, the gates closed for the last time at East Town Railway Workshops, and Whanganui lost one of its biggest employers along with a piece of its identity that had been built up over more than a century.

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Welcome to Thewhanganuilocal.com

Aug 20, 2026

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Welcome to Thewhanganuilocal.com

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