Karangahake

A DigitalNZ Story by Anne Harris

Image: Some selections from our prize photographic contest

Some selections from our prize photographic contest

Auckland Libraries

Image: AUCKLAND'S GOLD MINING CENTRES: KARANGAHAKE, LOOKING TOWARDS PAEROA

AUCKLAND'S GOLD MINING CENTRES: KARANGAHAKE, LOOKING TOWARDS PAEROA

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Image: A COACHING SCENE ON THE PAEROA-WAIHI ROAD, AUCKLAND

A COACHING SCENE ON THE PAEROA-WAIHI ROAD, AUCKLAND

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Image: Life and scenes on the Ohinemuri Goldfields, Auckland, N.Z.

Life and scenes on the Ohinemuri Goldfields, Auckland, N.Z.

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Image: THE NEED FOR THE RAILWAY: A COMMON SIGHT ON THE PAEROA. WAIHI ROAD

THE NEED FOR THE RAILWAY: A COMMON SIGHT ON THE PAEROA. WAIHI ROAD

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Image: ON THE ROAD TO PAEROA, AUCKLAND: ROAD, RIVER, AND RAILWAY AT OWHAROA, ON THE OHINEMURI RIVER

ON THE ROAD TO PAEROA, AUCKLAND: ROAD, RIVER, AND RAILWAY AT OWHAROA, ON THE OHINEMURI RIVER

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Image: AUCKLAND GOLD MINING INDUSTRY: A SCENE ON THE PAEROA-WAIHI ROAD, SHOWING WAGGON TEAMS AT WAIKINO EN ROUTE FOR WAIHI

AUCKLAND GOLD MINING INDUSTRY: A SCENE ON THE PAEROA-WAIHI ROAD, SHOWING WAGGON TEAMS AT WAIKINO EN ROUTE FOR WAIHI

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Image: A PANORAMIC VIEW OF KARANGAHAKE GORGE, SHOWING THE OHINEMURI RIVER, AND THE TRAIN CROSSING THE BRIDGE BETWEEN PAEROA AND WAIHI

A PANORAMIC VIEW OF KARANGAHAKE GORGE, SHOWING THE OHINEMURI RIVER, AND THE TRAIN CROSSING THE BRIDGE BETWEEN PAEROA AND WAIHI

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Image: OPENING OF THE PAEROA-WAIHI RAILWAY: A PANORAMIC VIEW OF KARANGAHAKE, A THRIVING GOLDMINING TOWNSHIP, THROUGH WHICH THE RAILWAY PASSES

OPENING OF THE PAEROA-WAIHI RAILWAY: A PANORAMIC VIEW OF KARANGAHAKE, A THRIVING GOLDMINING TOWNSHIP, THROUGH WHICH THE RAILWAY PASSES

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Image: A SCENE IN KARANGAHAKE GORGE SHOWING THE ROAD AND RAILWAY ABOUT HALF-WAY BETWEEN PAEROA AND WAIHI

A SCENE IN KARANGAHAKE GORGE SHOWING THE ROAD AND RAILWAY ABOUT HALF-WAY BETWEEN PAEROA AND WAIHI

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Image: EFFECTS OF THE FLOOD IN THE THAMES VALLEY, AUCKLAND: A BAD WASHOUT ON THE PAEROA-WAIHI RAILWAY LINE

EFFECTS OF THE FLOOD IN THE THAMES VALLEY, AUCKLAND: A BAD WASHOUT ON THE PAEROA-WAIHI RAILWAY LINE

Auckland Libraries

Image: Karangahake funeral

Karangahake funeral

Alexander Turnbull Library