Ohinemuri - Photographs and Plan of Machine Mounts

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The Masonry Dam under construction, c.1897.

The Masonry Dam under construction, c.1897. Looking upstream. Note the rake line and Black Bridge at very top of picture. An incline was built from the rake, allowing materials to be brought to the site, and facilitating their placement. A coffer dam of sand bags was constructed (centre and centre right) to allow the placement of foundations on the stream bed. Two hand operated cranes were in use. HP Barry Collection photo, WACMA.

Low Level Water Race - Victoria Battery

The Masonry Dam under construction, c.1897.

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Waihi Dredging Plant

Photographs - Present Day

A view from near the Ohinemuri River, showing most of the in situ foundations. Steam engine mount centre picture, tube mill mounts centre and to left of picture, boiler house floor extreme right. 2005. Waihi Dredging Plant A view from near the Ohinemuri River, showing most of the in situ foun...	Two tube mill mounts in foreground, steam engine mounts top left. Vanners may have been housed in the area middle to back right. 2005. Waihi Dredging Plant Two tube mill mounts in foreground, steam engine mounts top left	Steam engine mounts to extreme right, tube mill mounts centre and left. Waitete Stream in background. 2005 Waihi Dredging Plant Steam engine mounts to extreme right, tube mill mounts centre and left...
Tube mill mounts extreme left, steam engine mounts top right. Jumble of displaced mounts at top middle of picture. 2005 Waihi Dredging Plant Tube mill mounts extreme left, steam engine mounts top right	Close up of tube mill mount. Note the rounded flint stones showing in the concrete at left of mount. 2005 Waihi Dredging Plant Close up of tube mill mount.

Plan of Machine Mounts

Plan of Machine Mounts

Plan of Machine Mounts. Note the representational steam engine and tube mill, to aid understanding of the foundations.

Waihi Dredging Plant

Plan of Machine Mounts

Photographs - Historic

Waihi Dredging Plant circa 1904. Dredge in left fore ground, barge below elevator at right, air-agitation tanks centre rear, flume top right. WACMA photo. Waihi Dredging Plant Waihi Dredging Plant circa 1904.	Waihi Dredging Plant 1904. Centre of picture shows the three elevators, dredge and "oil" launch to left, empty barge to right. Auckland City Libraries photo. Waihi Dredging Plant Waihi Dredging Plant 1904	Waihi Dredging Plant 1908. Shows WGMCo.s masonry dam. Auckland City Libraries photo. Waihi Dredging Plant Waihi Dredging Plant 1908. Shows WGMCo.s masonry dam
Waihi Dredging Plant circa 1904 (hand coloured post card). Inlet structure of WGMCo.s Victoria Battery low level water race in fore ground (dam not visible to left), Black Bridge on the rake line top right. Waihi Dredging Plant Waihi Dredging Plant circa 1904 (hand coloured post card)	Waihi Syndicates Suction Dredge, Auckland Weekly News, September 1909. Waihi Dredging Plant Waihi Syndicates Suction Dredge