Printed on front of mounting board, top right, with black ink: “P 53”

Written below pictures 1 and 2, as caption: “The whares left by Mr P. Bartholomew after the removal of his sawmill. 11.1.14.”

Written below picture 3, as caption: “The old sawmill site from the terrace near the main gate leading into Leighton paddock. 11.1.14.”

Written on back with black ballpoint pen - The Bartholomew sawmill occupied this site by the Makahika river from 1906. Late in 1913 the machinery was removed to a new site near the Makaretu junction with Ohau. G.L. Adkin renovated the whare next the low knoll (The ‘Kopje’) so that he could camp there while developing North Block. After he had married Maud Herd ( in December 1915) they spent nearly three months living here while ‘Woodside’ homestead was built on Section 42, Queen Street East. They called it ‘Sonoma’, after ‘The Valley of the Moon’ in Jack London’s novel of that name. (Adkin Coll, A.T.L)

Stamped on back with black ink – Horowhenua Historical Society. Acc. No. Date

Three photographs of the old sawmill site, Makahika River, Horowhenua, 1 November 1914. Picture (1) top – Whare (door open) and saddled horse. Picture (2) centre – Same whare (left) and 2nd whare (right). Picture (3) bottom – Remains of sawmill site & the whares.

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Written with blue pen on piece of paper attached to back - Sawmilling, log hauling. Also penciled on this paper - Page 41, “75 Years in Levin”.

Penciled: “61 CH”

Stamped on back with black ink – Horowhenua Historical Society. Acc. No. Date

See also – Acc. #2000.073.0006 (Original, sepia photo – Felling White Pine, Levin district, c.1904).

Loading log onto waggon, c.1904. Five unidentified men working with a four horse team in the native bush in the Horowhenua district. Two men wait on the horse drawn wagon while the other three men attempt to roll a log onto the wagon using stumping jacks.

1 B&W photo print copy, mounted (with 2000.018.0317a)

See also 2000.073.0006 (Original, sepia photo – Felling White Pine, Levin district, c.1904).

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Paper with typed information: “PNDL/BF 8 c.1904 Felling White Pine in the Levin district. Tree on the right is of unusual size. White rectangular area between two jigger boards is a sign nailed to the trunk. The man at the base is holding a jigger board, three others in use. Copied from AJHR 1904 C-1 P.30”

White pine milling in the Levin district, c.1904. A large log is being loaded onto a horse-drawn wagon using jigger boards.

1 Sepia tone photo print

See also 2000.018.0317b (B&W copy, mounted).

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Stamped on back with purple ink - R A MACDONALD PHOTOGRAPHER LEVIN

See also – Acc. #2000.018.0330 (HHS Mounted Collection) incorrectly labelled as Adkin photo. & – #.0329 (HHS Mounted Collection) incorrectly labelled as R.A. McDonald photo. This is the same sawmill as shown in 2000.018.0329, however some buildings have been added to the site which do not appear in the previous picture and appear to be in a state if decline / abandonment.

Bartholomew’s sawmill, Makahika Valley, 1906 – 1914 1 B&W photo print

See also – Acc. #2000.018.0330 (HHS Mounted Collection) incorrectly labelled as Adkin photo. & – #.0329 (HHS Mounted Collection) incorrectly labelled as R.A. McDonald photo. This is the same sawmill as shown in 2000.018.0329, however some buildings have been added to the site which do not appear in the previous picture and appear to be in a state if decline / abandonment.

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Penciled on back: “70 W Bullock Team. Hauling logs for sawmill. Thought to be Whileys Ohau.”

A bullock team thought to be Whileys at Ohau, hauling logs, with two unidentified men in attendance. In the background is a dense stand of native bush.

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Printed on front of mounting board, top right, with black ink: “P 13”

Penciled on back: “Levin 1889. Bartholomews mill 1888-1895.”

Stamped on back with black ink – Horowhenua Historical Society. Acc. No. Date

Used in book – ‘Horowhenua County and its People’, page 172, with caption - Bartholomew’s mill, the Avenue, Levin. Small hut in distance is W.M.R.C. railway station. NZR.

Bartholomew’s sawmill, The Avenue, Levin, 1889. The small building to the right of the sawmill buildings is the Wellington and Manawatu Railway Company station. Dense bush stands behind the sawmill.

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Used in book – ‘Horowhenua County and its People’, page 172

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Written with blue pen on back (with photo 2000.018.0327b but unrelated to it): “Photo on front owned by G. Bartholomew.”

Used in book – ‘Horowhenua County and its People’, page 172, with caption - Bartholomew’s mill, the Avenue, Levin. Small hut in distance is W.M.R.C. railway station. NZR.

Bartholomew’s sawmill, The Avenue, Levin, 1889. The small building to the far right of the sawmill buildings is the Wellington and Manawatu Railway Company station.

See also 2000.018.0326

1 B&W photo print copy, mounted (with 2000.018.0327b on back)

Used in book – ‘Horowhenua County and its People’, page 172

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Typed on paper glued to back: “P. Bartholomew’s sawmill, 1906 [?], Ohau River valley area: By Makahika Stream, a little above its junction with the Ohau. Photographed by G.L. Adkin, 17/10/06. Adkin Collection, ATL 23325 1/4”

Added with blue ballpoint pen: “Just over Makahika Stream bridge on east side, Engine foundation concrete slab visible inside fence. Credit, Alexander Turnbull Library.”

1906 cannot be correct date, compare with – #.0329 where all buildings appear to be new. Whereas the buildings (including additions) appear to be in a state of decline.

Bartholomew’s sawmill, Makahika Valley, 1906. This is the same sawmill as shown in 2000.018.0329, however some buildings have been added to the site which do not appear in the previous picture.

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Penciled on back: ” 62 CH. 1895 (caption) Levin Centenary. Scene from Railway Goods Shed. Prouse Brothers Sawmill 1891-1907. 2 storey Prouse House in back. The Power Board sub-station stands there now 1980.”

Stamped on back with black ink – Horowhenua Historical Society. Acc. No. Date

Prouse Brothers Sawmill, Weraroa, 1895. The sawmill is on the eastern side of the Main Trunk Line. Behind the mill native timber stands with the Tararua Ranges in the background. The two-storied home of James Prouse is visible in the centre right of the photograph. In the foreground are three saddled horses and a man stands at the head of one horse.

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Printed bottom of original, as caption: “At the saw mill. No.4.”

Stamped on back with black ink – Horowhenua Historical Society. Acc. No. Date

Penciled – 63 CH

See also – Acc. #2000.331 (copy, with some information).

Unidentified men working at a sawmill in the Horowhenua. A number of logs are ready to be processed and several buildings are in the sawmill yard. In the background the burnt-out trunks of trees mark the sky-line.

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See also 2000.331.0001

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Printed bottom of original, as caption: “The bush tram. No. 3.”

Two unidentified men and two unidentified boys watch as a team of four horses pull logs along a tramline through the bush in the Horowhenua.

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Penciled on back (with photo #.0320b but unrelated to it): “Sawmilling at Kereru, Koputaroa Railway Station. “

The Kereru (Koputaroa) Railway Station stands behind the sawmilling business at Kereru. A number of large logs are in this photograph which features a steam driven engine. In the background are several private homes and native bush still covers the hills behind the station and the houses.

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Penciled on back - Inscribed on reverse: “46 Horowhenua Co. Waitatapia Stream. Businesses. Corrigan’s Mill. Steam boiler and log hauler at railhead of Corrigan’s tramline from Otaki Forks via Waitatapia River. from left : J.W. Butcher and “Bobby”.

This information is also typed on pieces of paper.

Steam boiler and log hauler at railhead of Corrigan’s Mill at Otaki Forks.

Man on left of photograph is J W Butcher and the dog is Bobby.

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Printed on front of mounting board, top right, with black ink : “P 54”

Typed on paper glued to back: “Bartholomew’s sawmill, Makahika valley, operated between 1906 and 1914. A tramway led to the main mill in Weraroa. This print copied by Colin Donoghue from Dorset Collection, and probably photographed by R.A. McDonald.”

Penciled – 72 CH

Bartholomew’s sawmill, Makahika Valley, c.1906. The sawmill is situated in the middle of a cleared area, while native bush remains on the hills in the background. This sawmill operated between 1906 and 1914, and timber was taken by tramway to the main mill at Weraroa.

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Compare with 2000.018.0330 (taken later from same spot).

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Penciled on back: “P65 CH” “Bartholomews Sawmill, 21-2-1906, Weraroa (site – Main Road, Beach Road, Keepa St. area).”

Used in book – ‘Horowhenua County and its People’, page 173, with caption - Bartholomew’s second mill at Weraroa, 1906. ATL.

Bartholomew’s sawmill, Weraroa, 21 Feburary, 1906. Stacks of processed timber surround the sawmill buildings in this photograph. This sawmill was situated at Weraroa with its boundaries being the Main Road, Hokio Beach Road and Keepa Street.

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Used in book – ‘Horowhenua County and its People’, page 173

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Written with blue pen on piece of paper attached to back: “634 Timber Industry, Logging. Greg. Coll. per Kapiti Library Loan. A.T.L. (Ref. 58359 1/2) Alexander Turnbull Library credit on caption.”

Penciled: “69 CH”

Used in book – ‘Horowhenua County and its People’, page 175, with caption - Team of bushmen with steam powered hauling engine near Reikorangi. PNPL.

Four unidentified men and a dog working with tree stumps, steam winches and a hauling engine.

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Used in book – ‘Horowhenua County and its People’, page 175

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Enlargement of photograph 2000.463.0001.

See also – 2000.463.0001, 1980.173.0002 and 2000.146 .0001

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Written on back with blue ballpoint pen: “The driver of the team was known as Billy Blows & the man on the log as Hoppy Russell.”

Also written back with black ink pen: “Levin, December 20 / 1910. Dear Fred, I will come up with the first train on Saturday morning to help you shift. From your brother, Frank.”

Also stamped on back with blue ink – Horowhenua Historical Society.

A coloured postcard showing a bullock team pulling a log along The Avenue, north of Levin. The team consists of ten beasts and one man, Billy Blows, the team driver, walks alongside the team. A second man, Happy Russell, sits atop the log on the wagon.

See also – 2000.464.0001, 1980.173.0002 and 2000.146 .0001

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Written on back with black ballpoint pen: “From Ken Aitken’s booklet of views of Levin.

Though mill is unidentified, it is probably Knight’s Mill, Mill Block, Makahika Valley, which was operating in 1920’s.

Alternative: may be Manakau North Road.”

An unidentified saw mill in the Horowhenua region. Several large logs are under the shelter of a shed which has no walls and some workers appear to have stopped work while the photograph has been taken. In the forground are rails and several sets of wheels used to transport the logs. In the background burnt out trees dominate the skyline.

“At The Saw Mill. No. 4.” – (caption)

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