Ruamahanga River

A DigitalNZ Story by Gareth Winter

Image: View of the Ruamahanga River, near Featherston

View of the Ruamahanga River, near Featherston

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Image: Wairarapa [near Mikimiki? featuring Ruamahanga River?]

Wairarapa [near Mikimiki? featuring Ruamahanga River?]

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Image: Maori group on the Ruamahanga River, Wairarapa

Maori group on the Ruamahanga River, Wairarapa

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Image: Barraud, Charles Decimus, 1822-1897 :Ruamahanga River, Wairarapa. 1863 [or 1865].

Barraud, Charles Decimus, 1822-1897 :Ruamahanga River, Wairarapa. 1863 [or 1865].

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Image: [Smith, William Mein] 1799-1869 :On the Ruamahanga, Wairarapa. 1860

[Smith, William Mein] 1799-1869 :On the Ruamahanga, Wairarapa. 1860

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Image: [Smith, William Mein] 1799-1869 :On the Ruamahanga at the Ahi Aruhi, July 1853

[Smith, William Mein] 1799-1869 :On the Ruamahanga at the Ahi Aruhi, July 1853

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Image: Crawford, James Coutts, 1817-1889 :Hill opposite Pairau Plain. Slipped in earthquake of 1855 towards bed of Ruamahanga. [1863]

Crawford, James Coutts, 1817-1889 :Hill opposite Pairau Plain. Slipped in earthquake of 1855 towards bed of Ruamahanga. [1863]

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Image: Crawford, James Coutts 1817-1889 :Wairarapa Plains & Ruamahanga River - with the gorge in the Rimutaka Range where the new road enters the plains - Tararua in the distance. [1849]

Crawford, James Coutts 1817-1889 :Wairarapa Plains & Ruamahanga River - with the gorge in the Rimutaka Range where the new road enters the plains -...

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Image: Brees, Samuel Charles 1810-1865 :Plain of the Ruamahanga, opening into Palliser Bay near Wellington. This view represents about sixty miles of the length of the plain from North to South / Drawn by S. C. Brees, esq.r, Chief Surveyor to the New Zealand Company [1843]. Day & Haghe. London, Smith, Elder [1845]

Brees, Samuel Charles 1810-1865 :Plain of the Ruamahanga, opening into Palliser Bay near Wellington. This view represents about sixty miles of the ...

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Image: [Brees, Samuel Charles] 1810-1865 :[Landscape with three Maori men walking along a path. ca 1844]

[Brees, Samuel Charles] 1810-1865 :[Landscape with three Maori men walking along a path. ca 1844]

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Image: Smith, William Mein, 1799-1869 :Otaraia. [1850s?]

Smith, William Mein, 1799-1869 :Otaraia. [1850s?]

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Image: Crawford, James Coutts, 1817-1889 :From near Skipper's looking towards Masterton. March 19 1863.

Crawford, James Coutts, 1817-1889 :From near Skipper's looking towards Masterton. March 19 1863.

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Image: Smith, William Mein, 1799-1869 :Whare Kaka. [1840s?]

Smith, William Mein, 1799-1869 :Whare Kaka. [1840s?]

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Image: [Crawford, James Coutts] 1817-1889 :Clifford and Weld's station Wharekaka - Wairarapa N. Z. 1846.

[Crawford, James Coutts] 1817-1889 :Clifford and Weld's station Wharekaka - Wairarapa N. Z. 1846.

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Image: Fox, William 1812-1893 :Wairarapa. 1847

Fox, William 1812-1893 :Wairarapa. 1847

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Image: Crawford, James Coutts, 1817-1889 :Ruamahunga River below Mr Skippers. [1863]

Crawford, James Coutts, 1817-1889 :Ruamahunga River below Mr Skippers. [1863]

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Image: Crawford, James Coutts, 1817-1889 :Mr Skipper's whare. March 19 1863.

Crawford, James Coutts, 1817-1889 :Mr Skipper's whare. March 19 1863.

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Image: [Brees, Samuel Charles] 1810-1865 :Palliser Bay and the sandbar of the Wairarapa [1844]

[Brees, Samuel Charles] 1810-1865 :Palliser Bay and the sandbar of the Wairarapa [1844]

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Image: Crawford, James Coutts, 1817-1889 :Hill near crack of 1855 [earthquake] Pairau Plain. March 19 1863

Crawford, James Coutts, 1817-1889 :Hill near crack of 1855 [earthquake] Pairau Plain. March 19 1863

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Image: Crawford, James Coutts, 1817-1889 :Maungawha R[iver]. March 27 1863.

Crawford, James Coutts, 1817-1889 :Maungawha R[iver]. March 27 1863.

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Image: Waipoua River, Masterton

Waipoua River, Masterton

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