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WANGANUI
, the See also:principal See also:port on the See also:west See also:coast of See also:North See also:Island, New See also:Zealand, in the Waitotara See also:county, at the mouth of the Wanganui See also:river, 134 M. by See also:rail N. of See also:Wellington
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(1906) 8175
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The See also:town is laid out in rectangular blocks at the See also:foot of See also:low hills, from the See also:summit of which (as in See also:Queen's Gardens) a splendid See also:panorama is seen, including the See also:snow-clad See also:Mount Ruapehu to the north-See also:east
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The river See also:bar obstructs See also:navigation, the See also:depth not exceeding 14 ft., so that large vessels must See also:lie outside
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The See also:district is agricultural and See also:pastoral, and See also:wool and See also:grain are exported, as well as See also:meat and See also:dairy produce, for which there are large See also:refrigerating See also:works
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The Wanganui Collegiate School (See also: |
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