ALBUM - Unfavourable report on lines under construction: of the Buller Railway between Westport and Inangahua Junction. which the Railways Board says should be abandoned.1931.

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DescriptionUnfavourable report on lines under construction: of the Buller Railway between Westport and Inangahua Junction. which the Railways Board suggests should be abandoned.
Photo 1: Tipping soil fill at Inangahua.
Photo 2:Precipitous work conditions.
Photo 3:A worker at the controls of a small steam locomotive used on construction work at Inangahua.
Photo 4:At work on a high embankment.
Photo 5:The combined rail and road bridge, 670 feet long, over the Buller River at Inangahua.
Photo 6:A storage bin at Blackwater.
Photo 7:A large cutting at Inangahua.
Photo 8: The main camp and Public Works Department at Tirora, in Buller District (West Coast).

Auckland Libraries Heritage Collections AWNS-19310923-45-01Date of Photo1931-09-23Map^[1]External LinkAUCKLAND LIBRARYContributorHeather Newby

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Location (city or town)Inangahua.Landmark (Place) Buller Railway between Westport and Inangahua Event Unfavourable report on lines under construction: of the Buller Railway between Westport and Inangahua Junction.

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