Pay-day for the men at Bullock Creek.1936.

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DescriptionA workman waits for the paperwork to be done during construction of the West Coast road from Fox Glacier (Weheka) to Haast.

Auckland Libraries Heritage Collections AWNS-19360916-51-01PhotographerAuckland Weekly NewsDate of Photo1936-09-16Map^[1]External LinkAUCKLAND LIBRARYContributorHeather Newby

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Location (city or town)Bullock CreekHAAST

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Date Created16th July 2026CommentsPeter Robertson
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They only got to Paringa before the war stopped it. Finally 1965 before the link was closed.
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Kevin O'Regan
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Wonder what princely sum they received
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Cheryl Hedley
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Great photo
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James Newman
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My uncles paid the workers on a Thursday. By hiding the wagers under a certain log. Anyway some of the wages disappeared. Happened a couple times. Turned out it wasn't a human responsible. Turned out to be . A Maori hen. .or what ever the correct name is for them. My mum played detective and track the nest down.

Ken Duncan
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little less formal than our Army pay parades(yep they were still a thing at least as far as 1988) but they worked.
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Christopher Stephen Blue
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Now the " paperwork " takes years before anything can get done.,
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Colleen Yee
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The Auckland Weekly covered the history of South Westland with interesting photos of our history. ?

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Pay-day for the men at Bullock Creek.1936.

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