Name: Swanson Stream
Address: 851 Swanson Road, Auckland, Auckland, 0612, New Zealand

Bridge over Swanson Creek widened 1 768x634

In preparaton for the construction of the Waitakere Dam in the early 1900s, a tramway was constructed to be able to transport all materials and supplies, including the 28ft cast iron pipe lengths, from Swanson Station to the dam site. Most of the tramway route land was secured in 1904 from Mr A. Wright for seven shillings and sixpence an Read more...

Knox Memorial Park

0.44 km

The Knox Memorial Park is named after the Knox family who ran a general store on the opposite corner for over 50 years. Robert Knox had brought the business from James Patterson Sinclair who had set it up in about 1886. In January 1889 James Sinclair added a bakery and confectionary. The district’s bread was previously brought by train from Read more...

Public Hall

0.47 km

– Public hall site gazetted 1887. Never built? – Archaeological site? [SO 2914, SO 46148, DP 42747] Do not publish this item before we know more about it…. Read more...

Waiting for God Animal Refuge

0.53 km

todo [CHI 3425] Read more...

Halversons Store

0.61 km

In January 1887, the Weekly News reports “a large new store has been erected on the southern side of the railway line”. Charles Freeman wrote about a store at Halverson’s big house (known as Ericksons) behind the railway station. A former occupier of the house in the 1970s recalls being told by a visitor that there was a shop operating Read more...

Wai Whauwhaupaku

1.28 km

Wai Whauwhaupaku is located towards the end of Tram Valley Road. It has long been known locally as the Swanson Conservation Area and is located at the head of the Swanson stream, however the traditional Te Kawerau name is Wai Whauwhaupaku. This land was part of Te Kawerau ā Maki’s 2014 Treaty Settlement. The area takes its name from the Read more...

Swanson Stream

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West Auckland Historical Society