Denniston incline.ca. 1910.

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DescriptionDenniston incline.ca. 1910.

Alexander Turnbull Library.Date of Photo1910Map^[1]ContributorMaye Dunn

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Location (city or town)DennistonLandmark (Place)Denniston Incline

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Category TagCoal Mining

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CommentsGael Kitchin Great pic have never it from that angle before.
My parents lived in that wee cottage at the bottom nearest the incline when they first married.

Gael Kitchin Dad said half the section and cottage fell away in the 68 earthquake.

Gael Kitchin Great pic have never it from that angle before.
My parents lived in that wee cottage nearest the incline when they first married.

Gael Kitchin Dad said half the section and cottage fell away in the 68 earthquake.

Kay Hall Gael Kitchin hi Gael are you related to Ngaire Kitchin?

Gael Kitchin Kay Hall yes she's my Aunty

Pam Mcmanus Gael Kitchin did you live in Webb street with your parents?

Gael Kitchin Pam Mcmanus yes

Pam Mcmanus Gael Kitchin thought it was, you used to play with our kids.

Daphne Mckay Gael Kitchin my mother in làw had relation Kitchin Jesse Walker married Dave McKay. .Dave work at Denniston mine .

Dorothy Wills Oh my that looks steep

Lois Iacoppi What an awful place to live, we went there in February and couldn’t see anything for low cloud

Chris Burles Lois Iacoppi On a clear Summer day it's an incredible view.

Bob Rod Lois Iacoppi so you go there for a while and it's a awful place it's one of the most stunning places on a clear day views up and down the west cost
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Lois Iacoppi have read a lot about the conditions for the folk who lived there, before the road

Was there

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Lynnette Walford Wow ,that is a great angle,we lived there from 1950 I think for 10 years so a lot less houses then ..

Margaret Harris Great photo, virtually deserted when we started going up there in the 70s No markers or tracks then we used old maps and people's memories to discover places. Great to see it now with tracks marked and history boards explaining everything, we travelled, walked, for hrs out the back.

Beryl Neal Wow to think we walked down that as kids.alison myself and Elizabeth Kennett.Lynene Seator Idiots go here when it's winter try summer

Clare Pierson Lynene Seator people lived there all year round for years. It was difficult for them.

Lynene Seator Clare Pierson oh they must be pussy

Lois Iacoppi Any more about the making of Denniston Rose into a movie? That would be something

Kay Hall Dennison Rise was a great story and really described life there. Especially for women! My goodness imagine trying to get the washing dry

Karen Mary Madgwick So love the stories of my wonderful heritage x Hill family from Waimangaroa.

Lois Iacoppi There were comments back in 2005 by an American company, nothing since sadly

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