Early station at Oio (?)

Object type
Photograph Production date
1906 See full details

Object Detail

Description

Multi tracked yard with goods shed on left, men working on track. Wagons at goods shed and on siding. Sundry small buildings. Major work going on at Raurimu at this time.

Accession number

HCL_16620

Colours

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Land lot House Monochrome photography Black-and-white Monochrome Village Dirt road Stock photography

Object type

Photograph

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Comments

Thank you John. This is very comprehensive explanation. We have amended our information.

- Perry Rice - Hamilton City Libraries

Posted on 08-02-2022 22:36:15

missed out https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/WT19060102.2.15

- John Lawson

Posted on 05-02-2022 13:23:51

This is more likely to be Oio, the station before Raurimu. It was probably taken during a fortnight's holiday in Taumarunui in 1906 (see ), during which there was a train trip to Oio, followed by a road trip beyond (see https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/WT19060108.2.7). The rails didn't reach Raurimu until 1907. The layout of the buildings seems to fit with a 1906 photo of Oio (see http://www.aucklandcity.govt.nz/dbtw-wpd/exec/dbtwpub.dll?BU=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.aucklandcity.govt.nz%2Fdbtw-wpd%2FHeritageImages%2Findex.htm&AC=QBE_QUERY&TN=heritageimages&QF0=ID&NP=2&MR=5&RF=HIORecordSearch&QI0=%3D%22AWNS-19060301-14-1%22), which was taken from the other end of the station.