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Kumara Junction
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DescriptionKUMARA JUNCTION is the nearest railway station to Kumara, from which it is four miles and a half distant, on the Greymouth-Hokitika line of railway.
It is in the Arahura riding of the county of Westland, and in the electorate and provincial district of Westland. Kumara Junction is eleven miles from Greymouth, and thirteen from Hokitika, and is two miles to the south of the bridge over the Teremakau river.
Postal business is conducted at the local railway station, and is in charge of the stationmaster. The district is well timbered, and two large sawmills are at work in the vicinity. There is also a public school.
Coaches from Kumara meet every train. No separate return of the population was given at the census of 1901, but it is reported that there were fifty-seven persons then in residence at Kumara Beach.
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It is in the Arahura riding of the county of Westland, and in the electorate and provincial district of Westland. Kumara Junction is eleven miles from Greymouth, and thirteen from Hokitika, and is two miles to the south of the bridge over the Teremakau river.
Postal business is conducted at the local railway station, and is in charge of the stationmaster. The district is well timbered, and two large sawmills are at work in the vicinity. There is also a public school.
Coaches from Kumara meet every train. No separate return of the population was given at the census of 1901, but it is reported that there were fifty-seven persons then in residence at Kumara Beach.
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West Coast New Zealand History (13th Jun 2015). Kumara Junction. In Website West Coast New Zealand History. Retrieved 2nd May 2026 03:17, from https://westcoast.recollect.co.nz/nodes/view/1450