More Info →Construction of Mangaore Powerhouse foundations, 1922

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Description: Printed with white paint (?) below photo as caption - View From Top of First Lift of Pipe Line Looking Towards Shannon _~~_{~~ Showing Main Power House Site ~}_~~~ Tram & Air Line Mens Quarters Carpenters&Blacksmith Shop.

Written on back with black felt-tip pen – (6)

Stamped on back with black ink - Shannon Centenary 1887-1987 Committee

Construction of Mangaore Powerhouse foundations, 1922 1 B&W photo print, mounted

View from above the site, where penstock pipeline is being prepared for placement. Construction (for unknown purpose) on hill (left) above Powerhouse foundations. Part of construction camp (centre) downstream of Powerhouse site, with main camp on plateau at left out of the photo.

Information on page 109 in book “From Bush & Swamp” states: ... The power house, which stands at the foot of the hills, was begun in April 1922, ...

See also – #.0048 (smaller mounted copy in SHC Photos Outsize).

Any use of this image must be accompanied by the credit “Horowhenua Historical Society Inc.”