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Arrival of first Up train at Karangahake, 1905

(Photo 2) Arrival of first Up train at Karangahake, 9 November 1905. (Weekly News 16 November 1905)

Railway at Karangahake
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Charles William Malcolm
Charles William Malcolm
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Gerty Bennett
Mrs Gerty Bennett
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District Engineer, Hamilton NZR plan 5207

District Engineer, Hamilton NZR plan 5207 showing station building, after alterations.

Railway at Karangahake
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Harold Edwin Beilby
Harold Edwin Beilby
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Irene and Reg Hughes
Irene and Reg Hughes - Obituaries
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Karangahake railway station, looking south, 1950

Station building, looking south, September 1950. (Author's photo)

Railway at Karangahake
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Karangahake railway yards c1911

Looking south. Crown Battery siding on extreme right. c 1911. (From an old postcard, author's collection)

Railway at Karangahake
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The Paeroa Manual Telephone Exchange

The Paeroa Manual Telephone Exchange (around 1950-52)

Operators on duty: David Shaw, Mata Williams, Noeline Jordan

Paeroa Manual Telephone Exchange
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Paeroa Municipal Band 1938

Back Row:- L VERCOE, F COSTELLO, W SANDERSON, P ORCHARD, SGT. W WAINES, C TAYLOR, G PEMBERTON.

Middle row:- L McDONALD (Secretary), W VERCOE, G VERCOE, R ROBERTS, A BRIDGE, B McDONALD, W ARDERN, R STEPHENS, J PEARCE (Delegate).

Front Row:- S BRIDGE (Drum Major), J VERCOE, W FORREST, T BROADLEY, O ALLISON, J CRAIG (Manager), E BEILBY (Conductor), W DUNSTAN, CPL H WHITE, J STEVENS.

Paeroa Municipal Band
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Public Works Train on the bridge unloading coal for Waihi. c.1904

(Photo 1) Public Works Train on the bridge unloading coal for Waihi. c.1904. (E J McClare Collection)

Railway at Karangahake
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PWD plan

PWD plan showing position of stationmaster's and platelayer's houses (marked X).

Railway at Karangahake
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Db 1003 and Db 1016 passing site of the old station yard, 1978

Db 1003 and Db 1016 passing site of the old station yard. 6 September 1978. (Author's photo)

Railway at Karangahake
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Station yard, looking south 1904

Station yard, looking south. Portion of the Station building can be seen at right, centre. (Still under Public Works control. (Weekly News 23 June 1904)

Railway at Karangahake
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The "Aloha Stars"

The "Aloha Stars"

Back, left to right, Hui Bennett, Bill Craig. Front, left to right, Eileen Bennett, Chum Bennett.

Mrs Gerty Bennett
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Up Express from Taneatua to Auckland, 1959

Up Express from Taneatua to Auckland. Note, southern portion of Station building has been removed. 1 February 1959. (P J Mellor photo)

Railway at Karangahake
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Walls Butchery circa 1909

Walls Butchery circa 1909

From left: Mrs Mary Walls, Molly, Mary, Janet, Mr John Walls, John jnr.

Walls Family Historic Property
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Walls’ family home, Arney Street, Paeroa

Walls' family home, Arney Street, Paeroa

Walls Family Historic Property
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