Jan 23 ss Tararua, 563 tons, Muir for Sydney, via the East Coast and Auckland. Passengers Saloon: Misses Owen, Murdoch (2), Smith, Harris, Hinchcliffe, and Bushnell, Mesdames Clark, Hinchcliffe, Bushnell, Bacon, Green, and Read, Messrs Hinchcliffe (2), Brown, Adams, Aikman, Murdoch, Jessop, Gavin, Cozan, Mendelsohn, Lawson, Munro, Williams and Aitken; 10 in the steerage. D. Mills, agent. (Page 19) An engine constructed by Mr Clark, Hobart Town, was landed on the wharf on Jan 23 for Messrs J. & D. Sinclair, Wainuiomata. It is intended for use on the tramway in connection with Messrs Sinclair sawmill. (Also NZ Times 24 Jan 1880)
Tags: Logging Newspaper TramwaysNew Zealand Mail 31 Jan 1880
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Scour Pipe
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This pipe may have functioned as a scour pipe from the old pipeline. It is hidden in the bush...
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Orongorongo Valley Water Catchment
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In 1921, the construction of weirs on the Orongorongo River and its two smaller tributaries began. Simultaneously, a tunnel...
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Evening Post 15 Feb 1884
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The trustees in the estate of Messrs J. and D. Sinclair wrote, offering to sell the Council a locomotive...
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News: 16 Dec 1882
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Messrs J. and D. Sinclair, have assigned their estate. Their liabilities are about £11,000, while their assets set at...
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Evening Post 05 Sep 1882
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A lively account of a side scene which occurred during the recent visit of the deputation from the Ratepayers’...
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Mackay Cottage
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Mackay Cottage was built around 1912 for Morton Dam workers and was removed in 1980. During the war, Mackay...
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View of Tana Umaga Track
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View of Tana Umaga Track in Wainuiomata Regional Park. The track is best described as a short and steep...
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Gums Loop in 1989
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Pictured is Gums Loop in 1989. The grass was greener in that year as the trees were younger and...
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