IMAGE
"A" 196 steam locomotive hauling kauri logs across Maori Creek, near Piha
- Date
- Between 1915 and 1916
- Reference
- APG-1087-1/2-G
- Description
"A" 196 steam locomotive hauling kauri logs across Maori Creek (or Wekatahi Stream), near Piha. Wekatahi Stream was known as Maori Creek by timber millers working in the area. (See "Piha : a history in images" by Sandra Coney, p 52). Photograph taken by Albert Percy Godber, between 1915 and 1916.
Caption pasted to back of file print reads: A locomotive hauling kauri logs on the west coast of Auckland.
Steam locomotive "A" 196 was originally built as steam locomotive "A" 62. It was built by Dubs & Co., Glasgow, Scotland, in 1873 (maker's no. 656/73), and went into service in New Zealand in January 1875. Transferred to New Zealand Railways Maintenance Branch in 1906, and was renumbered "A" 196 probably soon after the transfer. Shipped to Whatipu partlay dismantled, before being brought to Piha fro use on the Piha Tramway. See "Register of New Zealand Railways Locomotives, 1863-1971" by W G lloyd, and "Piha : a history in images" by Sandra Coney (p 53).
Inscriptions: Album page - Crossing Maori Creek. 'A' loco no. 62.
Quantity: 1 b&w original negative(s).
Physical Description: Dry plate glass negative 6.5 x 4.75 inches
- Additional description
Alternative form available: Original print in Godber Album Vol 109, p 72 (PA1-q-102). Film copy negative also available at APG-1087-1/2-F.
- Access restrictions
- Partly restricted - Please use surrogate in place of original
- Format
- 1 b&w original negative(s), Negatives, Dry plate glass negative 6.5 x 4.75 inches, Orientation: Horizontal image
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"A" 196 steam locomotive hauling kauri logs across Maori Creek, near Piha. Godber, Albert Percy, 1875-1949 :Collection of albums, prints and negatives. Ref: APG-1087-1/2-G. Alexander Turnbull Library, Wellington, New Zealand. /records/23031114More information can be found in our terms of use.