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Steam powered earth moving machine operating during railway construction at Ohakune
Date: [ca 1890-1930]
From: Head, Samuel Heath, 1868-1948 :Negatives
Reference: 1/1-007178-G
Description: Steam powered earth moving machine operating during railway construction at Ohakune. Photograph taken by Samuel Heath Head between 1890-1930. Two of these machines were made for the New Zealand Railways in 1905 by Whitaker Brothers Ltd, Horsforth, Leeds. Only one survives today and is at the Silver Stream Railway museum in Upper Hutt, Wellington. Quantity: 1 b&w original negative(s).
Ohakune?
Date: ca 1910
Reference: 1/1-017828-G
Description: Scene at (Ohakune?) with passenger carts, buildings, and tents, circa 1910. Signs advertise board, refreshments, and horse feed. Photographer unidentified. Quantity: 1 b&w original negative(s). Physical Description: Glass negative