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(Photo 2) Arrival of first Up train at Karangahake, 9 November 1905. (Weekly News 16 November 1905)
Railway at Karangahake
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District Engineer, Hamilton NZR plan 5207 showing station building, after alterations.
Railway at Karangahake
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Station building, looking south, September 1950. (Author's photo)
Railway at Karangahake
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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 (around 1950-52)
Operators on duty: David Shaw, Mata Williams, Noeline Jordan
Paeroa Manual Telephone Exchange
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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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(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 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. 6 September 1978. (Author's photo)
Railway at Karangahake
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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"
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. 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
From left: Mrs Mary Walls, Molly, Mary, Janet, Mr John Walls, John jnr.