ALBUM - A truck in difficulties crossing the Cook River, Weheka.1931.

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DescriptionA truck in difficulties crossing the Cook River, Weheka, near Fox Glacier. As no bridge was constructed, vehicles had to cross by ford, a challenge especially after rainfall.

Auckland Libraries Heritage Collections AWNS-19310923-39-01PhotographerAuckland Weekly NewsDate of Photo1931-09-23Map^[1]External LinkAuckland Library

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Location (city or town)Weheka Cook RiverEvent A truck in difficulties crossing the Cook River, Weheka.1931.

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Date Created3rd August 2024CommentsKevin O'Regan
What a wonderful photo. The Ccok was a crazy river even 30 years later. Though suspension bridge was built on main Highway only had a 12 ton weight limit. Dozers unloaded down cook river flat road cross both Fox then Cook and reload Salt water creek. Wide loads the same on trucks. Hardy people

Doreen Thomson
Imay be wrong but I wonder if that was the same model A my father bought from one of the Scott’s at Karangaroa in the early fifties

Gwen Gardner
Awesome pic!!

Greg Mait
If you can't afford a ford you can't afford anything else

Andrew Cooper
Fixing the rudder

Graeme Tucker
Pretty sure that’s a Ford fording the river.

Kevin O'Regan
What a wonderful photo. The Ccok was a crazy river even 30 years later. Though suspension bridge was built on main Highway only had a 12 ton weight limit. Dozers unloaded down cook river flat road cross both Fox then Cook and reload Salt water creek. Wide loads the same on trucks. Hardy people

Doreen Thomson
Imay be wrong but I wonder if that was the same model A my father bought from one of the Scott’s at Karangaroa in the early fifties

Greg Mait
If you can't afford a ford you can't afford anything else

Gwen Gardner
Awesome pic!!

Graeme Tucker
Pretty sure that’s a Ford fording the river.

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ALBUM - A truck in difficulties crossing the Cook River, Weheka.1931.

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