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Story: Bush trams and other log transport

Log drive

Log drive

At Goldies Bush in the Waitākere Ranges in the early 1920s, this kauri dam has just been tripped and the logs are hurtling downstream in a flood of water.

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Alexander Turnbull Library
Reference: 1/2-002113; F

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Paul Mahoney. 'Bush trams and other log transport', Te Ara - the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, updated 25-Sep-11
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