Saturday, March 6, 2021

Thames (NZ): Big Pump area views

     Still thinking about the previous post and changes that took place on the land north of Coromandel Street.  Here a a selection of views that give us a timeline from the photograph that was found at Webb's auction site.

Grahamstown - Big Pump centre left.

1902 View

1902 View towards Big Pump
Auckland Libraries Heritage Collections AWNS-19020227-10-1

1905 View 

1905 View towards Big Pump
Auckland Libraries Heritage Collections AWNS-19050119-2-2

During the 1890s, 1900s the land was cleared of  old buildings - hotels, residences and mining related.
Lets take a look back to the 1870s and remember the 'glory days'. 

 
1870s Moanataiari - Kuranui, Grahamstown
Auckland Libraries Heritage Collections AWNS-19170802-35-1

Below the Moanataiari area 2020