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hauler, which is embossed with the name S. Luke and Co Ltd, Wellington, one of the 13 principal log hauler manufacturers in New
Zealand. The log hauler has a significant fatigue crack in the side, which was crudely repaired on site, but subsequently taken out of service. The Left-hand Branch then splits into two branches at the former boundary between Lots 10 and 11. The Left Left-hand Branch has more in situ sleepers, rails and bearers than the Left-hand Branch, and has two skid sites, a causeway and a bridge crossing. The Right Left-hand Branch runs from the junction towards east. It crossed two bridges and consisted mainly of intermittent sections of
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The Right-Hand Branch runs eastwards up a slight incline from the junction, where exotic trees have since been planted on either side of the track. It then runs north-eastwards towards a skid serving some draglines. It is partially overgrown, but continuous lengths of wooden rail, including a section
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railway. The license did not allow for any other use of the land such as felling of trees for maintenance of the tramline, this was to be assessed and charged for. The Forest
Service reserved a 15 chains (300 m) strip of native bush along the road for scenic purposes, when it sold the licence
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The Left-hand Branch runs from the Main Branch
Junction northwards and has several side branches to the east and west. The second side branch to the west is particularly interesting because of its preserved rails, bearers and sleepers, and even a points change. It runs towards a skid site and log
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The route of the track north of the
Makatote River, the structures and features relating to the sawmilling operations, including skid sites, a log hauler, water pits, bogie wheels and a range of metal artefacts are listed as Historic Place Category 2. The site also includes four affiliated house
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The tramway license allowed the
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rails, laid onto rough-sawn logs of various diameters. The rails were attached to the wooden sleepers by large metal spikes, some of are still in place along the tramway. The sleepers are spaced 4 feet (1,219 mm) apart and the gauge of the rails is approximately 4 feet 1 inch
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Dinwoodie closed down his milling operations in 1940. The Dinwoodie Timber Company's assets put on the market in a liquidation sale held on the site on 17 January 1941. Perham Larsen and Co belonging to the Carter group, considered exploiting the area, but declined due to economic
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of double tramline, are present, and there are metal rails further along the branch. There were also several bridges and side branches with skid sites and draglines, including two to the south that crossed the stream. Recorded artefacts include numerous bogey wheels.
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along the tramway in the 1930s as part of an experimental high-altitude planting programme. They cannot be harvested without damaging the historical and archaeological remains of the tramway and are now slowly being overgrown by native vegetation.
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for timber harvesting. Dinwoodie was required to provide free carriage of young trees and materials for replanting for the
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