Granity Trotting Club's meeting on December 29 December 1911.

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DescriptionGranity Trotting Club's meeting on December 29 December 1911.Date of Photo29 December 1911Map^[1]ContributorClaire Ward

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Jack Pittaway
Down the end of Domain road you can see the old outline of the race course.
May be an image of outdoors and text that says 'Domain Rd 67 Google :'

Maree Lewis
My Jordan family lived in mine managers house, near the bins. Their own house burned down, so they moved into managers house, but Noah Jordan was just the mine electrician. Don't understand what he did - perhaps fed the canary? They left for Auckland f… See more

David Meech
Maree Lewis I can answer that. They used water races to create electricity for gold sluicing which then powered pumping and winding equipment as well as some lighting. Reefton was in fact only the second town in the world to get electrical lighting. P… See more

Allan Archer
David Meech , Not only is your quote for Reefton's claim to fame incorect , the prospectus you have posted is 12 years after Reefton became " the first town in the southern hemisphere for a public supply of electricity ". My guess is the aim for power … See more

Michelle Austin
Such a crying shame all these old race tracks are gone..so many cool memories

David Meech
My old man grew up in Granity during the 30's. His father who was invalided out of the mines with black lung became a bookkeeper keeping tally of what the miners produced and were paid. This picture is so Granity with the great wall of mountains behind… See more

Marjorie Mckenzie
That looks near Rockys incline with the hills behind, possibly near Joynes old house on Wally Browns farm. Any ideas ?!

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Granity Trotting Club's meeting on December 29 December 1911.

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