Images from Journal No.47

Ohinemuri Regional History Journal 47, September 2003

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Irene and Reg Hughes - Obituaries

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
Harold Edwin Beilby

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Gerty Bennett.

Mrs Gerty Bennett

The "Aloha Stars"

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

Mrs Gerty Bennett

Walls’ family home, Arney Street, Paeroa

Walls Family Historic Property

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Walls Butchery circa 1909

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

Walls Family Historic Property

The Paeroa Manual Telephone Exchange (around 1950-52)

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

Paeroa Manual Telephone Exchange
Charles William Malcolm
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PWD plan showing position of stationmaster’s and platelayer’s houses (marked X).

Railway at Karangahake

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

Railway at Karangahake

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

Railway at Karangahake

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

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

Railway at Karangahake
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Station building, looking south, September 1950. (Author’s photo)
Railway at Karangahake

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

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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