Printed on front of mounting board, top right, with black ink: “P 113”

Typed on piece of paper glued to back: “P. 113. Four men at working face in No. 2 tunnel. Nine men were killed in this tunnel, seven at one time by foul air. P.N.P.L.”

Written on back with black ballpoint pen: “Four men at working face in No. 2 tunnel. Nine men were killed in this tunnel, seven of them in a single incident when ventilation system broke down. G.L. Adkin photo (P.Nth. Pub. Lib. Collection. MGH 205)”

Used in book – ‘Horowhenua County and its People’, page 280, with caption - Workers in No. 2 tunnel at head of pipeline. Nine men died here, seven in a single tragic occurrance of foul air. PNPL.

Four unidentified men working at the face in the No. 2 tunnel, Mangahao, 1920’s. Nine men were killed during the construction of this tunnel, seven of them in a single incident when the ventilation system broke down.

1 B&W photo print copy, mounted

Used in book – ‘Horowhenua County and its People’, page 280

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

Printed on front of mounting board, top right, with black ink: “P 107”

Typed on piece of paper glued to back: “P. 107. Exit of by-pass tunnel. A.T.L.”

Written on back with black ballpoint pen: “Exit of by-pass tunnel, No. 1 Gorge, Mangahao River. G.L. Adkin photo. HHS Acc. 95.2”

Exit of by-pass tunnel, Mangahao Dam, 1920’s. The dam is visible at the upper left.

1 B&W photo print copy, mounted

See also 2000.560.0015

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

Printed on front of mounting board, top right, with black ink: “P 108”

Typed on piece of paper glued to back: “P. 108. Powerhouse under construction showing pipes entering. A.T.L.”

Written on back with black ballpoint pen: “Mangaore Powerhouse under construction, showing entry point of pipes. G.L. Adkin photo. HHS Acc. 95.2”

See also – Acc. #2000.560.0009 (original sepia photo).

Construction of Mangaore Powerhouse, Shannon, 1920’s. Mr and Mrs Bill Walker are to the right.

1 B&W photo print copy, mounted

See also 2000.560.0009

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

Printed bottom left on original photo: “2:36”

Printed on front of mounting board, top right, with black ink: “P 118”

Written on back with black ballpoint pen: “Clearing storm damage, Mangahao Access Road, February 1936. (HHS Acc. 142.5)”

Clearing storm damage on the Mangahao access road, February, 1936. A man is driving an iron wheeled tractor and clearing debris while four other unidentified men are also in this photograph.

1 B&W photo print copy, mounted

See also 1980.142.0005

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

Printed on front of mounting board, top right, with black ink: “P 111”

Written on back with black ballpoint pen: “Opening ceremony for Mangahao power scheme, performed by W.F. Massey at power house, Mangaore. G.L. Adkin photo. HHS Acc. No. 95.2.”

Typed on piece of paper glued to back – {but unrelated to this photo} “P. 111. Bridge carrying tramline from jigline to construction site in Mangahao Gorge. Normal river flow 1922. P.N.P.L.”

Opening Day at the Mangaore Power House, 3 November, 1924. This photograph shows the view in front of the power house with a small crowd and four cars. Three policemen stand in a group to the right of the photograph. A balustrade is at the far side of the area in front of the power station, and a footbridge over the river is beyond this.

1 B&W photo print copy, mounted

See also 2000.559.0004 (original ) and 2000.558.0001

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

Printed on front of mounting board, top right, with black ink: “P 112”

Typed on piece of paper glued to back: “P. 112. Bridge carrying tramline from jigline to construction site in Mangahao Gorge. Normal river flow c1922. P.N.P.L.”

Written on back with black ballpoint pen: “Bridge carrying tramline from jigline to construction site in Mangahao Gorge. Normal river flow 1922. G.L. Adkin photo (P.N. Pub. Lib.: MGH 70)”

The bridge carrying the tramline from the jigline to the construction site, Mangahao Gorge, 1922. This photograph looks upstream and shows the river at its normal level.

1 B&W photo print copy, mounted

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

Printed on front of mounting board, top right, with black ink: “P 114”

Typed on piece of paper glued to back: “P. 114. Cook and three workers at Mangahao single mens camp. P.N.P.L.”

Written on back with black ballpoint pen: “Cook and three workers at Mangahao Camp in No. 1 Gorge. G.L. Adkin photo. (P. Nth. Pub. Lib. Coll.: MGH205)”

Used in book – ‘Horowhenua County and its People’, page 280, with caption - Cook and workers at the gorge camp. PNPL.

The cook and three workers outside the cookhouse, at the single men’s camp, Mangahao, 1920’s. The cookhouse is made of corrugated iron and a safe is attached to the outer wall. Two of the men are peeling vegetables and have kerosene tins beside them.

1 B&W photo print copy, mounted

Used in book – ‘Horowhenua County and its People’, page 280

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

Printed on front of mounting board, top right, with black ink: “P 96”

Typed on piece of paper glued to back: “P. 96. Mangahao River showing Terrace camp hoist tower. 30.3.24 A.T.L.”

Written on back with black ballpoint pen: “Mangahao Dam. Hoist Tower supports delivery chutes for concrete etc. Also shows terrace camp. 30/3/1924 G.L. Adkin photo. HHS Acc. 95.2”

The terrace camp and the hoist tower which supports delivery chutes for concrete etc at the Mangahao Dam construction site, 1920’s. This photograph was taken about half way through the construction of the dam.

1 B&W photo print copy, mounted

See also 2000.560.0006 ? (original sepia photo).

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

Printed on front of mounting board, top right, with black ink: “P 97”

Typed on piece of paper glued to back: “P. 97. Mangahao Dam. A.T.L.”

Written on back with black ballpoint pen: “Mangahao Dam. G.L. Adkin photo. HS Acc. 95.2”

“Filling the gap” on the Mangahao Dam , 1920’s

1 B&W photo print copy, mounted

See also 2000.560.0007 (original sepia photo).

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

Printed on front of mounting board, top right, with black ink: “P 100”

Typed on piece of paper glued to back: “P. 100. Top of Mangahao Dam showing base of flood-gates. A.T.L.”

Written on back with black ballpoint pen: “Top of Mangahao Dam, showing base of flood-gates. G.L. Adkin photo. HHS Acc. 95.2”

Mangahao Dam flood-gate gallery, 1920’s. An unidentified man looks out from inside the flood gate-gallery at the top of the Mangahao Dam.

1 B&W photo print copy, mounted

See also 2000.560.0017 (original sepia photo).

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

Printed on front of mounting board, top right, with black ink: “P 99”

Typed on piece of paper glued to back: “P. 99. Exit of tunnel from main dam, Mangahao into Arapeti basin. H. Walker in entrance. A.T.L.”

Written on back with black ballpoint pen: “Exit of tunnel from main dam, Mangahao into Arapeti basin. H. Walker in entrance. G.L. Adkin photo. HHS Acc. 95.2”

Exit tunnel from Mangahao into Arapeti Reservoir,1920’s. H Walker stands in the mouth of the tunnel exit.

1 B&W photo print copy, mounted

See also 2000.560.0011 (original sepia photo).

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

Printed on front of mounting board, top right, with black ink: “P 104”

Typed on piece of paper glued to back: “P. 104. Back slope of Tokomaru Dam. 30.3.24. A.T.L.”

Written on back with black ballpoint pen: “Back slope of Tokomaru Dam. 0/3/1924. G.L. Adkin photo. HHS Acc. 95.2”

Back slope of Tokomaru (Arapeti) Dam, 1924. In this photograph the dam is nearing completion, and standing to the downstream side is Bill Walker.

1 B&W photo print copy, mounted

See also 2000.560.0016 (original sepia photo).

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

Printed on front of mounting board, top right, with black ink: “P 106”

Typed on piece of paper glued to back: “P. 106. Surge chamber in course of construction. Mr and Mrs Walker centre and right. A.T.L.”

Written on back with black ballpoint pen: “Surge chamber in course of construction. Mr and Mrs W.H. Walker, centre and right. 30/3/1924 G.L. Adkin photo. HHS Acc. 95.2”

Photo taken same day as 2000.018.0221 which is pictured in ‘Leslie Adkin’ book and dated as being taken on 20 May 1923).

Surge chamber under construction, Mangahao, 1923. This photograph shows the inlet tunnel from Lower Mangahao Dam with Ernie Lancaster (left) with Mr and Mrs Bill Walker (right).

1 B&W photo print copy, mounted

See also 2000.560.0013 (original sepia photo), and 2000.018.0222

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

Printed bottom left on original photo: “5:2:36”

Printed on front of mounting board, top right, with black ink: “P 116”

Written on back with black ballpoint pen: “Storm damage on Mangahao Access Road, February 1936. (HHS Acc. 142.3)”

Storm damage on the Mangahao access road, February 1936. Fallen trees and other debris block the road. In the centre of the photograph a man bends to walk under a large fallen tree.

1 B&W photo print copy, mounted

See also 1980.142.0003

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

Printed bottom left on original photo: ” :36”

Printed bottom right on original photo: “14”

Printed on front of mounting board, top right, with black ink: “P 117”

Written on back with black ballpoint pen: “Storm damage on Mangahao Access Road, February 1936. (HHS Acc. 142.4)”

The stump of a tree blocks the road in front of a car after a severe storm which blocked access on the Mangahao access road, February, 1936. The tree stump appears to have recently had the upper part of the tree removed from it.

1 B&W photo print copy, mounted

See also 1980.142.0004

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

Printed on front of mounting board, top right, with black ink: “P 119”

Written on back with black ballpoint pen: “Mangahao River in flood at incplete N0.1 Dam. G.L. Adkin photo.”

The Mangahao River in flood, and spilling over the incomplete Mangahao Dam, 1924.

1 B&W photo print copy, mounted

See also 2000.559.0003 (original).

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

Printed on front of mounting board, top right, with black ink: “P 121”

Written on back with black ballpoint pen: “Road to Mangahao Dam during construction, completed 3/11/24. G.L. Adkin photo”

The road to the Mangahao Dam, during its construction, 24 December, 1923. The road curves against the hill and has four trucks facing uphill and one facing downhill.

1 B&W photo print copy, mounted

See also 2000.559.0002 (original, dated 24.12.23).

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

Printed on front of mounting board, top right, with black ink: “P 115”

Written on back with black ballpoint pen: “Flood damage, Mangahao No.1 Dam, February 1936. Copied from album belonging to Mrs Maugham, by C. Donoghue, Levin. (HHS Acc. No. 142.3, 8/1/80) “

Flood damageat the Mangahao No.1 Dam, February 1936. This view from below the dam shows the main dam with a coffer dam in the foreground and the extensive damage caused by scouring. The dark area below the top of the coffer dam shows the normal height of the river.

1 B&W photo print copy, mounted

See also 2000.566.0020 (original).

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

Printed on front of mounting board, top right, with black ink: “P 94”

Written on back with black ballpoint pen: “Mangahao No. 1 Dam. G.L. Adkin photo. HHS Acc. 95.2”

Mangahao No. 1 Dam, construction completed, 1920’s

1 B&W photo print copy, mounted

See also 2000.560.0012 (original sepia photo).

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

Printed on front of mounting board, top right, with black ink: “P 103”

Typed on piece of paper glued to back: “P. 103. Tokomaru Dam under construction. 30.3.24. A.T.L.”

Written on back with black ballpoint pen: “Tokomaru Dam under construction. 30.3.24. HHS Acc. 95.2”

Tokomaru (Arapeti) Dam nearing completion, 1924.

1 B&W photo print copy, mounted

See also 2000.560.0002 (original sepia photo).

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

Printed on front of mounting board, top right, with black ink: “P 98”

Typed on piece of paper glued to back: “P. 98. Mangahao Dam as seen from above. A.T.L.”

Written on back with black ballpoint pen: “Mangahao Dam, as seen from above. G.L. Adkin photo. HHS Acc. 95.2”

Mangahao Dam nearing completion, 1920’s, viewed from above.

1 B&W photo print copy, mounted

See also 2000.560.0003 (original sepia photo).

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

Printed on front of mounting board, top right, with black ink: “P 102”

Typed on piece of paper glued to back: “P. 102. Tokomaru Dam under construction. Looking down on Arapeti Dam. 30.3.24. A.T.L.”

Written on back with black ballpoint pen: “Tokomaru Dam under construction. Looking down on Arapeti Dam. 30/3/1924. G.L. Adkin photo. HHS Acc. 95.2”

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Tokomaru (Arapeti) Dam nearing completion, 1924. This photograph is taken looking down on the dam.

1 B&W photo print copy, mounted

See also 2000.560.0005 (original sepia photo).

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

Printed on front of mounting board, top right, with black ink: “P 101”

Typed on piece of paper glued to back: “P. 101. Trench for Tokomaru Dam showing flume carrying stream over foundations. A.T.L.”

Written on back with black ballpoint pen: “Trench for Tokomaru Dam, showing flume carrying stream over foundations. G.L. Adkin photo. HHS Acc. 95.2”

Tokomaru (Arapeti) Dam, constructing foundation, 1920’s. This photograph shows the process of preparing the dam foundation with a flume carrying the stream over the foundation site.

1 B&W photo print copy, mounted

See also 2000.560.0001 (original sepia photo).

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

Printed on front of mounting board, top right, with black ink: “P 105”

Typed on piece of paper glued to back: “P. 105. Surge chamber in course of construction. Also framework of tunnel. 30.3.24 Mr and Mrs W.H. Walker. A.T.L.”

Written on back with black ballpoint pen: “Surge chamber in course of construction, also framework of tunnel. 30.3.24 Mr and Mrs W.H. Walker. G.L. Adkin photo. HHS Acc. 95.2”

Used in book – ‘Leslie Adkin’, between pages 112 & 113, & dated 20.5.23.

See also – Acc. #2000.560.0014 (original sepia photo).

Surge chamber under construction, Mangahao, 1923. This photograph shows the outlet to penstock pipes with Mr and Mrs W H Walker examining the progress of work.

1 B&W photo print copy, mounted

See also 2000.018.0223 (showing inlet to surge chamber).

Used in book – ‘Leslie Adkin’, between pages 112 & 113.

See also – Acc. #2000.560.0014 (original sepia photo).

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

Printed on front of mounting board, top right, with black ink: “P 122”

A boiler being pulled by two ‘caterpillar’ tracked machines, connected in tandem, along a narrow bush road at Mangahao, 21 September, 1920.

1 B&W photo print copy, mounted

See also 2000.559.0001 (original).

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

Written on front of mounting board, top right, with black ballpoint pen: “P 125”

Used in book – ‘Horowhenua County and its People’, page 279, with caption - Excavations at base of main dam. HHS.

Excavations at base of main dam, Mangahao, 9 November, 1923. A group of men are using picks and shovels to remove rock. This material is then loaded into bins, and then lifted by crane onto ‘hand trucks’ and pushed along a rail line to the dump site.

1 B&W photo print copy, mounted

Used in book – ‘Horowhenua County and its People’, page 279

See also 2000.557.0010 (original).

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

Printed on front of mounting board, top right, with black ink: “P 110”

Typed on piece of paper glued to back: “P. 110. Looking down on the power house at Mangaore. A.T.L.”

Written on back with black ballpoint pen: “Looking down on power house, Mangaore, from pipeline. G.L. Adkin photo. HHS Acc. 95.2.”

The power house at Mangaore, 1920’s. This photograph shows the completed power house viewed from the penstock slope above.

1 B&W photo print copy, mounted

See also 2000.560.0010 (original, sepia).

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

Printed on front of mounting board, top right, with black ink – P 109

Typed on piece of paper glued to back – P. 109. Pipes leading into power house. A.T.L.

Written on back with black ballpoint pen: “Pipeline leading into power-house, Mangaore. G.L. Adkin, photo. HHS Acc. 95.2.”

Penstock pipes which will connect with the power house, Mangaore, 1920’s.

1 B&W photo print copy, mounted

See also 2000.560.0004 (original, sepia).

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

Printed on front of mounting board, top right, with black ink: “P 120”

Written on back with black ballpoint pen: “Damage caused by flash flood during construction. Note how steel sheet piling has been bent by force of water and logs. G.L. Adkin photo.”

Two unidentified men inspect the damage to the dam works at Mangahao, 1923.

1 B&W photo print copy, mounted

See also 2000.559.0001 (original).

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