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[Creator unknown] :Plan of proposed air strips, Gear Island. Plan "A". [ms map with ann...
Date: 1946
From: Wellington Regional Planning Authority: Maps from records
By: Wellington Regional Planning Authority
Reference: MapColl-832.4796gmp/1946/Acc.51552
Description: Map of Gear Island and environs, from the railway tracks south to Waione Street with the Hutt River to the east. Part of Gear Island (36 1/2 acres) is marked for an aerodrome, from the railway tracks to Jackson Street and adjacent to the Hutt River. Options for the length of the runway are indicated as 2 300 feet, or 2 900 feet if the existing bridge at the end of Jackson Street is demolished. A third line marked 2 000 feet is drawn from Jackson Street to an inlet of water at the south end of what is now Sladden Park. A proposed new bridge at the end of Waione Street is marked. The balance of Gear Island is designated for playing fields. The plans did not proceed, and the bulk of Gear Island became the Shannon golf course. "13A" "ILH 30.8.46" Quantity: 1 manuscript map(s). Physical Description: Ink and crayon on diazo print on paper, scale 1:4 752, 47.4 x 38.4 cm.
[Creator unknown] :Plan of proposed air strips, Gear Island. Plan "B". [ms map with ann...
Date: 1946
From: Wellington Regional Planning Authority: Maps from records
By: Wellington Regional Planning Authority
Reference: MapColl-832.4796gmp/1946/Acc.51551
Description: Map of Gear Island and environs, from the railway tracks south to Waione Street with the Hutt River to the east. Part of Gear Island (30 1/2 acres) is marked for an aerodrome, from the railway tracks to Jackson Street and west of the stopbank. Options for the length of the runway are indicated as 2 600 feet, or 3 000 feet if the existing bridge at the end of Jackson Street is demolished. A proposed new bridge at the end of Waione Street is marked. The balance of Gear Island is designated for playing fields. The plans did not proceed, and the bulk of Gear Island became the Shannon golf course. "13B" "ILH 30.8.46" Quantity: 1 manuscript map(s). Physical Description: Ink and crayon on diazo print on paper, scale 1:4 752, 50 x 38.6 cm.