An aerial view of the Public Works camp and location of the new wharf at Jackson Bay.1938.

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Description An aerial view of the bay showing the Public Works camp and location of the new wharf at Jackson Bay.

Auckland Libraries Heritage Collections AWNS-19380223-56-01PhotographerAuckland Weekly NewsDate of Photo1938-02-23Map^[1]External LinkAUCKLAND LIBRARYContributorHeather Newby

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Location (city or town)Jackson BayLandmark (Place)Public Works campOrganisation (eg business)Public Works camp

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Date Created11th October 2024CommentsKathryn Bennie
Always liked this image, a great link to the past brief period when the wharf was built. The bay during that time had a hospital, bakery, hall, post office etc. Also published their own news paper which is great reading of that era

Peter Leversedge
I traveled to Jackson's Bay in 1962 and all that was there was the wharf

Bruce Edwards
Don't know if it's still there but there was an old pit saw pit there sometime 1965 era.

Alan Beck
NZBC broadcast a play on the Jackson Bay Settlement. 200+ inches of rain.

Alan Beck
We stayed here with Arthur Grigg and his Civil Engineer dad, 1969, the summer after leaving GHS.

Leslie Whitfield
While working at the NZRRS bus depot in the late 1940's there was a framed map of the sections all marked out for the town.

Guy Fitzgerald
What was the main industry at jackson Bay back then when they built it
Fishing
Timber
Someone has told me there was an old track pushed through to Milford back in the 60s from jacksons Bay

Maree Lewis
And there is one lonely grave on the foreshore which I’m pretty sure pre-dates this photo. Hard to tell, but it might be the smaller dark patch on right of the shot.
Does anyone know???

Bruce Whitfield
Amazingly resilient and hard working public servants back in the era where every hour counted on the job.

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An aerial view of the Public Works camp and location of the new wharf at Jackson Bay.1938.

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