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– Archeological site of Timber dam
– build 1850s
– between 25-33 Tram Vallay rd and 1234 Scenic Drive
[CHI 1324]
[Historic Sites of the Waitakere Ranges]
(near 50 or 52 Tram Valley rd) [CHI 1083] [Historic Sites of the Waitakere Ranges] Read more...
– 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 [SO 2914, SO 46148, DP 42747] Do not publish this item before we know more about it….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...
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...