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Piha Tramway, a private railway line. View near the top of the central hill section of ...
Date: Between 1915 and 1916
From: Godber, Albert Percy, 1875-1949 :Collection of albums, prints and negatives
Reference: APG-0355-1/2-G
Description: Private bush logging railway line viewed near the top of the central hill section of the incline where a viaduct crosses swampy ground. The pylon carried whistle ropes and supported the main cable and the endless rope for the third load. Photographed by Albert Percy Godber. See "The Piha Tramway" by David Lowe (enl. ed. 1985) in which he reproduces this image with caption. An original print is at Pa1-o-195 (Godber album vol 101, p 14), with caption "Viaduct on the Piha tram". Other Titles - Viaduct on the Piha tram. Inscriptions: Album page - Viaduct on the Piha tram. Quantity: 1 b&w original negative(s). Physical Description: Dry plate glass negative 6.5 x 4.75 inches
Men unloading huge logs off a railway wagon, on the railway track outside Piha timber m...
Date: Between 1915 and 1916
From: Godber, Albert Percy, 1875-1949 :Collection of albums, prints and negatives
Reference: APG-0357-1/2-G
Description: Men unloading huge logs, probably kauri, off a railway wagon on the Piha Tramway, outside Piha Sawmill. Photograph taken by Albert Percy Godber, between 1915 and 1916. Tramway between Piha and Karekare, built for the transportation of timber. Quantity: 1 b&w original negative(s). Physical Description: Dry plate glass negative 6.5 x 4.75 inches