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Step Back in Time – Article 55
This weeks article is from the New Zealand Railway Observer Volume 31, No 4, Summer 1974-75 and is: New Zealand Tramways in 1897-98 – A Note on an Important Source By G.T. Bloomfield Article 55, Volume 31, No 4, Summer 1974-75 Each week a new Article from early issues of the New Zealand Railway Observers… Read more »
Papers for NZRLS’s Annual General Meeting – 17 October 2026
Members can now find ALL the documents for the upcoming NZRLS Annual General Meeting being held this Saturday 17 October under the Members Section.
Notice of 2026 Annual General Meeting
Members can find Notice of the meeting along with new papers for the AGM under the Members menu.
A first for NZRLS – two new book releases at the same time – Sawmills of the West Coast Book 1 and 2
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… Read more »