Mr Moritz wrote: A friend of mine was park ranger at Karekare Beach many years ago. We used to tear around tracks in a Land Rover repeatedly breaking wing mirrors. However I seem to recall the remains of a rail track used to carry kauri logs on the edge of the beach. Probably ran all the way to the mill in your photo at Huia.. Yep it did. Pretty good photo here |
Legacy wrote:
Another good picture. The railway only ran as far as wharf at Whatipu . You can see remnants of the tracks in the dunes at Whatipu. The mills in Huia, Hinge bay etc had wharfs, quite a few in the harbour in those days . |
Mr Moritz wrote:
Thanks M |
Bib ID | 1273143 | ||
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Format | Book | ||
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Description | Papakura, N.Z. : G. Higham, 1990 64 p., [24] p. of plates : ill., facsims., maps, ports. ; 22 cm. | ||
ISBN | 0473010720 (paperback) | ||
Notes | Ill. on inside front cover ; port. on inside back cover. Available from G. Higham, 12 Renwick St., Papakura, Auckland, N.Z. | ||
Subjects | Higham, George, 1913- | Men -- New Zealand -- Biography. | Waitakere (N.Z.) -- History. |
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