The first sawing station on this site was already operating in the 1860s. On page 16 of the 2006 Holding Dam Site report is a mortgagee sale advert for the station from 1864. It details the specific allotment the sawing station is on (Allotment 10, Parish of Waipareira). This is the nearly 50ha rectangle of land shown in the images. Read more...
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If ever Swanson needed to prove itself as a strong and feisty community it was in the late 1980s to early 1990s when residents fought the Kay Road balefill. The lessons learned during this difficult time have benefited the community, which has remained empowered and well organised ever since. After a stormy round of consultations in 1984, Tim Shadbolt’s council 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...
