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At last, the story has commenced about Westland’s fascinating sawmills and bush tramways, with the first two books of a series covering sawmills and tramways of the Grey and Westland counties. Ian Tibbles takes us on a journey through Stillwater, Coal Creek, the Grey district coalfield and lower Arnold Valley through to Kaimata, with these two books recording sawmills, associated bush tramways and some of the unique locos that powered them. Learn also about the numerous mine, brickworks and sluicing company sawmills that supplied timber for pit props and fluming.
Note these books are limited print run and will not be available through retail bookstores.
Book 1: Greymouth to Stillwater including Coal Creek and the Grey District Coalfield
Members Price: New Zealand $40.00 Australia $52.00 ROW $68.00
Non Members Price: New Zealand $49.00 Australia $61.00 ROW $77.00
Book 2: Sawmills of the West Coast
Members Price: New Zealand $37.00 Australia $49.00 ROW $65.00
Non Members Price: New Zealand $45.00 Australia $57.00 ROW $73.00
Orders can be made using the On line Order Form via the Publications Tab
This weeks article is from the New Zealand Railway Observer Volume 30, No 4, Summer 1973-74 and is:
To Waiareka Valley by Rail – A History of the Ngapara Branch Railway in North Otago by W J Cowan
Article 43, Volume 30, No 4, Summer 1973-74
Each week a new Article from early issues of the New Zealand Railway Observers will be featured. Previous articles can still be viewed via the Publications Tab and then Historical NZRO Articles (the bottom option under this tab).
