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New Zealand - Men at the Strongman Mine, Runanga, Westland - Five men outside the building at the Strongman Mine, Runanga, near Greymouth. They are possibly office staff or miners in mufti. There is a bus and several cars in the background. The entrance to the mine is at the far left. - 1950 -1959 - National Publicity Studios Photo - Auckland Libraries Heritage Collections 895-A47983 Runanga - A small town on the West Coast - Located eight kilometres to the northeast of Greymouth - Formerly a railway junction, with the steep Rewanui Branch diverging from the Rapahoe line until closure in 1985 - The population of Runanga and its surrounds, including the separate settlement of Rapahoe to the north-west, was 1,245 in the 2013 census Reference: Wikipedia Image source: Auckland Libraries Heritage Collections 895-A47983 "Men at the Strongman Mine, Runanga, Westland" Licensed by CC BY https://kura.aucklandlibraries.govt.nz/digital/collection/photos/id/59917

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MAD on New Zealand