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Name/title Maker Production date Description
Southbound train at Oamaru Railway Station Southbound train at Oamaru Railway Station
Circa 1930
Southbound train at Oamaru Railway Station (1901), c.1930.
Oamaru Harbour Oamaru Harbour
Circa 1936
Work on Ramsay Extension to Oamaru breakwater. Locomotive purchased by Harbour Board in 1934 to transport breccia stone from quarry to create extension. Work began on the project in 1936 and ceased in 1944. (The scheme was ultimately abandoned due to the withdrawal of the government's subsidy and the erosion of the extension.)
Railway in North Otago Railway in North Otago
Derailment of carriage, northbound train near Thames Street bridge, 1950s. Malt Supplies Company.
J W Robson in long coat and hat is standing to the right of the policeman.
Weka Locomotive 0-6-0 Saddle tank. P Class Weka Locomotive 0-6-0 Saddle tank. P Class
1875-1876
Weka Locomotive. Built 1875/1876 by James Davidson & Co. Otago Foundry Dunedin, for the Otago Provincial Council
First passenger train to Moeraki First passenger train to Moeraki
04 Nov 1876
"All aboard for Moeraki - Opening Day - 4th November 1876. Outside first passenger station - Wansbeck Street". (See Muirhead 1990: 28.)
First train to Christchurch First train to Christchurch
Feb 1877
First train to Christchurch leaves Oamaru station at foot of Wansbeck Street, 1 February 1877.
Group and threshing mill, unidentified. Traction engine. Group and threshing mill, unidentified. Traction engine.
1880s?
Group and threshing mill, unidentified. Traction engine.
Railway in North Otago Railway in North Otago
1870s?
Train, Palmerston South.
Railway in North Otago Railway in North Otago
1880s?
Train, Palmerston South.
Waitaki Hydro Scheme School Train Waitaki Hydro Scheme School Train
1932
Waitaki Hydro Scheme School Train?
Railway in North Otago Railway in North Otago
Circa 1901
Train, Oamaru Railway Station after 1901.
Railway in North Otago Railway in North Otago
Circa 1936
Train near Gas Works, c.1936. Scrapped to shore up erosion of foreshore?
Railway in North Otago Railway in North Otago
1880s?
Train, Palmerston South.
Railway in North Otago Railway in North Otago
31 Jan 1905
Train derailment near Deborah, 31 January, 1905. See: The Oamaru Mail, 1 February, 1905, pg 4, cols 5 - 6; North Otago Times, 2 February, 1905, pg 2.
Railway in North Otago Railway in North Otago
31 Jan 1905
Train derailment near Deborah, 31 January, 1905.
Waitaki Hydro Scheme School Train Waitaki Hydro Scheme School Train
1932
D class Engine
Railway Gangers, Hampden Railway Gangers, Hampden
1930-1939
Railway gangers, Hampden 1930s
Railway in North Otago Railway in North Otago
Circa 1926
1926-1928
Clayton railcar at Kurow, c. 1926. Matthew Potts (fireman) is standing in the centre. The Clayton railcar service lasted from 1926 to 1928, after which time the train serviced the Invercargill to Bluff line.The Clayton Railcar was replaced by a standard steam train because of the event of the Waitaki Hydo scheme and an increase in passenger numbers.
Wirth's Circus, Kurow, c. mid-1930s Wirth's Circus, Kurow, c. mid-1930s
Mid 1930s
2004
Wirth's Circus, Kurow, c. mid-1930s. Elephant being unloaded. (D. E. Neave collection, December 2004.)
Sutherland, Sandy. Engine Oamaru Railway Station Sutherland, Sandy. Engine Oamaru Railway Station
1876
Engine at Oamaru Railway Station (1874), c.1876. Sandy Sutherland in cab.
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