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Fortification, New Zealand

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eastwards to a sawmill in Fortification, and then divided into a number of branches to logging sites. The tramway's date of closure is unknown, but it occurred prior to the closure of the Tokanui Branch on 31 March 1966. Tramways to a sawmill east of Fortification Hill were shown on 1944 one inch
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The area was logged by timber companies which included Fortification Timber Co 1875 and Fortification Timber Co Ltd. Subdivisions were created in 1914 under the Lands for Settlement Act and the road to Te Peka improved after 1919.
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to the west. It is over 50 km east of Southland's main centre,
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To serve forestry interests in the Fortification area, a
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Fortification is located in New Zealand
the Catlins
Southland
South Island
Waikawa
Tokanui
Waimahaka
Invercargill
bush tramway
Te Peka
railway
Tokanui Branch
"Place name detail: Fortification"
New Zealand Geographic Board
"COMMERCE AND FINANCE (Otago Daily Times, 1939-02-04)"
"LONDON WOOL SALES (Evening Star, 1933-07-15)"
"Page 6 Advertisements Column 5 (Southland Times, 1914-01-22)"
"LAND HUNGER. (Mount Ida Chronicle, 1914-02-06)"
"GOVERNMENT GRANTS (Southland Times, 1919-06-14)"
"Sheet S.183 Tokanui"
46°31′S 169°00′E / 46.51°S 169.00°E / -46.51; 169.00
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Southland District
Seat
Invercargill City
Athol
Eyre Creek
Garston

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