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Sawmills of the West Coast Volume 1 Book 2 – Grey and Westland Counties.
This, the second book in a series, covers Lower Arnold Valley, and Stillwater to Kaimata.
How the Midland Railway Company influenced the export of West Coast timber and supported local sawmills by transporting sawn timber to port makes an interesting account. Local mills in the Arnold Valley, Baxter’s Siding, Kokiri, Patara and Kaimata are covered, as is Stratford, Blair and Company’s fascinating cable locomotive, including its drowning in the Arnold River when the bridge collapsed underneath.
Author: Ian Tibbles. Published: NZRLS. A4 portrait format, softbound, 38 photographs, 10 maps, 53 pages.
