Waiuta: Blackwater shaft winding engine shed, boiler shed, sawmill, poppet head, workshops .1929.

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DescriptionErr, not the quartz crushing battery at all, that's the Blackwater shaft winding engine shed, Babcock & Wilcox boiler shed, sawmill to the left, poppet head, workshops, the battery was down in the Snowy River out to the left.

Auckland Libraries Heritage Collections AWNS-19290828-41-03PhotographerAuckland Weekly News; A. BathgateDate of Photo1929-08-28Map^[1]External LinkAUCKLAND LIBRARYContributorHeather Newby

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Location (city or town)WaiutaLandmark (Place)The quartz-crushing battery at Waiuta .Organisation (eg business)The quartz-crushing battery at Waiuta .

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Date Created22nd September 2025CommentsJim Staton
Err, not the quartz crushing battery at all, that's the Blackwater shaft winding engine shed, Babcock & Wilcox boiler shed, sawmill to the left, popped head, workshops, the battery was down in the Snowy River out to the left.
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Jim Staton
That should read poppet head, damn autocorrect!

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Waiuta: Blackwater shaft winding engine shed, boiler shed, sawmill, poppet head, workshops .1929.

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