Ahaura Railway Yards. 1924.

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Description At this time by Mother Father, Bill Lucas used to cart timber here with a traction engine from Orwell Creek, A Richard Garraway worked for the Railway in Ahaura in the yard to shift the timber onto railway wagons. Of course who late became my Grandfather. Some years later!
Date of Photo1924Map^[1]Contributor Wayne Garraway

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Location (city or town)Ahaura.Landmark (Place)Ahaura Railway Yards

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Date Created3rd April 2020CommentsWayne Garraway Should say "my mothers father,

Wayne Garraway Note the wagon behind the shed, this is the boiler off the Ahaura Gold Dredge. I have more pics to come of this being carted here by traction engine. Also the timber ready for loading onto wagons.

Wendy Bruce The old goods shed was replaced with a ‘posh’ 1 while I was still at primary school in the ‘60s

Pauline Failes Wendy Bruce I used to love playing on the wool bales in there when dad took a load down to go on the train. Simple days, but lots of fun.

Wendy Bruce Pauline Failes yeah, I loved playing on them too. And in the pile of ‘super’. All frowned upon now - bales might squash & super smother you.

Pauline Failes Wendy Bruce those days trained us well in being able to entertain ourselves in this “isolation life” we are living in now!

Wendy Bruce Pauline sure did. We are quite happy in our bubble with some local forays for shopping & exercise

Pauline Failes Wendy Bruce today was our first venture out in 2 weeks to get our flu shots. New experience which involved driving through the bottle store entrance at Redwoodtown Tavern, arm out the window and doctor on each side of car so both got it together. Thou…See More

Paul Agnes Smith Wendy, you had a fair walk to School, & back every day.
Manage

Wendy Bruce Paul Agnes Smith it seemed a long way but looking at it now, probably only a mile. Do much further than that every day

Paul Agnes Smith Well, you were not very tall, ( like myself), so anything longer than a couple of hundred yards was the end of the earth.....or so it seemed..

Wendy Bruce Paul Agnes Smith 5’7” at 12 years old not very tall

Paul Agnes Smith I was 4 Ft, nothing.

Paul Agnes Smith
House was not far from across the road behind the goods shed....

Wayne Garraway
Paul Agnes Smith
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Jim Staton
The boiler from the Ahaura River gold dredge is on the wagon behind the goods shed, great photo.

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Ahaura Railway Yards. 1924.

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