Traction steam engine hauling across the Inangahua River.

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DescriptionJim Galloway.."This might be Matilda, the engine referred to in "Friends in Chains" by Bob Henderson. I think it may have been the first engine in the district and set up by Lockingtons at the Waitahu."Map^[1]ContributorMaye Dunn

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CommentsJim Galloway I wonder if this might be Matilda, the engine referred to in "Friends in Chains" by Bob Henderson. I think it may have been the first engine in the district and set up by Lockingtons at the Waitahu.

Jessie Guy OMG what an incredible crossing that would be. Great photo

Jim Galloway I wonder if this might be Matilda, the engine referred to in "Friends in Chains" by Bob Henderson. I think it may have been the first engine in the district and set up by Lockingtons at the Waitahu.

Heather Newby Jim Galloway good spotting
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Cynthia McCaughan
Cynthia McCaughan Jim Galloway Lockingtons weren't the first surely?

Maxine Fortune Jim Galloway, Tom has just said exactly the same thing. He has read Bob Henderson's book.

Jim Galloway Fantastic book Maxine, I have one here. Another good one is "High Noon for Coaches" which is the early history of Newman Bros.
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Maxine Fortune Jim Galloway we'll look out for that one.

David Cook What a great photo.

Robert Mathewson There is a boiler like the one being towed in the bush where the old sawmill is in the buller gorge next to the train tracks.

Ken 'Dusty' Duncan seen a photo not quite like this of a D8 crossing the Whataroa in flood. Blue Dairy driving. same fella who flew the plane under the Franz Josef Bridge which was the next photo in his album

Norm Lovelock Have a look at the song on utube called Friends In Chains. I got the insperation, after reading the book many years ago.

Heather Newby Norm Lovelock what is the title of the book?

Norm Lovelock Heather Newby The book title was Friends In Chains. I must have read it at least forty years ago. Left a impression on me, that horses were such an integral part of developing NZ, that it justified a home grown song. I hope you enjoy.

Dorothy Wills Wow what an awesome photo

Ian Schroder matilda was a traction engine that may be her and was used to cart logs to lockingtons sawmill at waitahu

David Maciulaitis McLaren 277 of 1887 now named 'The Maori'.

David Cook Here's a few more. The Robey engine is at Larry's Creek, just north of Reefton about 16km. Quite a rough road to drive in on, but once you get to the end a bare half hour to walk to the engine and on the South side of Larry's creek a 12 or 16 head stamper battery at the same place.

https://www.google.com/search...:Dorothy Wills
Awesome picture

John Kelly
Just finished reading Friends in Chains what a great book

Max Dawson
Love it

Charlie Elley
Interesting timing. He was my great-grandfather and only last week I donated some of his "American Journals of Modern Machinery" I ended up with, to our local Museum and they were full of info and pics on Steam Engines...

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