Three workers, with horses hauling a log along a bush tramway. The background shows evidence of bush clearance by burning off.

Date:          circa 1890

A team of at least six bullocks (with a seventh in reserve), hawl a log along wooden tracks.

Date:          1895 to 1905

Two axemen stand at at the base of a large tree trunk in an area of partially cleared bush.

Date:          1895 to 1905

Three young "Bush-whackers" of Tiriraukawa, near Taihape. From left: Bill, Jack and Peter Munro, the three sons of Mr Alex Munro, who was a builder in Palmerston North during the 1880s – 1890s.

The three Munro brothers were the children of Alexan...

Creator:      G E Archer, Tiriraukawa
Place:          Palmerston North
Date:          circa 1905

The exact location of this landscape is unknown, but it is almost certainly somewhere in the upper Pohangina Valley, north of Ashhurst. The trees on the hillside have been felled by and the area is ready to be burnt off.

Creator:      Charles E Wildbore
Place:          Pohangina, Manawatū
Date:          circa 1900 to circa 1910

This photograph shows the access road into the Kahuterawa Valley where bush felling in preparation for farming was taking place in the 1890s. Built in 1890, the original Kahuterawa Valley Road was a six foot track only useful for sledges and went ...

Creator:      Unknown
Place:          Kahuterawa Valley, Manawatu
Date:          circa 1896

Mr Rosanowski wrote that “the photo was taken off Boundary Road into the aerodrome section”. This would indicate that that is near the site of the present Palmerston North Airport, near Milson Line. The tramline in the photograph evidently ran a...

Creator:      Unknown
Place:          Milson, Palmerston North
Date:          1883

Three photographs on a decorated page, showing life in the Kahutarawa Valley - 'Sunday morning in the Whare', travelling by horse back and bush clearing camp. The Kahuterawa Valley is located near Palmerston North in the foot of the Tararua Ranges...

Creator:      Unknown
Place:          Manawatu
Date:          circa 1896

Shown here is "Rimunui", the Philpott family whare at Komako, Pohangina Valley c 1900-1910. In 1975, this whare was on the Rutherford farm.

Creator:      Edgar Cornwall
Place:          Komako, Manawatū
Date:          circa 1900 to circa 1910

Currie Brothers’ Store and Post Office are in the foreground, about where the hall used to stand. The house on the right was occupied by Bob Batchelor for many years, later by D Cumming.

Creator:      Unknown
Place:          Palmerston North
Date:          1904

This photograph shows a bush-feller's hut in an unknown location. The note at bottom left probably reads "1876".

Creator:      Unknown
Place:          Manawatu
Date:          circa 1876

"Bennett & Co's Souvenir Views of Palmerston North and Feilding, Published by Bennett & Co., Palmerston North." This booklet contained a variety of popular views from Palmerston North and Feilding, including churches in town towns, Palmerston Nort...

Creator:      Bennett and Co.
Place:          Palmerston North / Feilding / Pohangina
Date:          circa 1899

Bushfellers at their tent site in the forest. The photographs in this collection are thought to have been taken in the Forty Mile Bush area of Wairarapa, at Kaiparoro near Mount Bruce. The area was largely settled by Scandinavians who came to Wair...

Creator:      Unknown
Place:          Tararua District
Date:          circa 1900 to circa 1910

An official of the Railway Department inspected each load of sleepers at the Ashhurst Railway Station and 4 shillings and sixpence was paid for each sleeper that was accepted. The photograph was taken a few chains south-west of Opawe Road. The sle...

Creator:      Charles E Wildbore
Place:          Pohangina Valley
Date:          circa 1904

This shows the Wellington (Thorndon) Longburn Line, looking north from Shannon station.

Creator:      Unknown
Place:          Unknown
Date:          circa 1886

Three unidentified young men chopping down a Kahikatea tree thought to be in the Longburn area.

Creator:      Jack Anderson
Place:          Manawatu
Date:          circa 1905

This white pine felled in the Levin district was of an unusual size. (A copy of the photograph in the Journal of the House of Representatives (C-1 facing page 30) shows the wording on the sign which was obliterated in this reproduction.)

Creator:      Unknown
Place:          Palmerston North
Date:          circa 1904

This photograph was taken c1897 at the top of “Back Track”, before the “Dittmer Bros” built the road round to Scott’s Road. Notice the gentleman left holding a cat. A typical bush section in the Kahuterawa Valley. Identification of men unknown, bu...

Creator:      Unknown

Date:          circa 1896

Bush whackers at work in the Pohangina Valley about 1900-1910. From left: Unknown, Jim Smith (with arms folded), Edgar Savell (upper), Leo Savell (lower).

Creator:      Edgar Cornwall

Date:          1900 to 1910

The photograph was taken on Opawe Road, about one mile from the junction with Pohangina Valley East Road. The photograph is one of a series showing the supply of railway sleepers. The sleepers were cut from Crown Land (part of the Totara Reserve) ...

Creator:      Charles E Wildbore
Place:          Pohangina Valley
Date:          circa 1904

This photograph shows felled trees on an upper Kawhatau farm.

Creator:      Unknown
Place:          Manawatu
Date:          circa 1900

A view of Arapete workmens camp from further up the ridge line. The area was later flooded and became Tokomaru No 3 Reservoir. The Mangahao Power Station provides hydroelectric power and is situated near the town of Shannon. It serves Wellington, ...

Creator:      Unknown
Place:          Tokomaru No3 Reservoir, Shannon
Date:          1923

The exact location within the Pohangina Valley is unknown. Mr Richard A Hart, is far left, Mr Harry Hart, is second from far left and Mr Martin Hart is far right.

Creator:      Charles E Wildbore
Place:          Palmerston North
Date:          circa 1904

The men are identified as follows (from left) unknown, Allan ?, unknown. These men worked at sawmill owned by Jim Climo, with another Climo family member perhaps, and Charlie Eggers. It was situated on Steven Williamson's property on the terrace s...

Creator:      Unknown
Place:          Waituna West
Date:          circa 1908

The mill may have been situated on the Linklater property or the adjoined Russel property. The bush milled from the Sixtus property and loop were hauled across a gully on wire rope. The Jensen family may have owned the mill at one time. The mill w...

Creator:      Unknown
Place:          Umotoi
Date:          circa 1910 to circa 1920

A portable steam driven winch known as a log-hauler, hauled logs from the bush to the tramline, from where horses then hauled the logs along the tramline to the sawmill. From the left: men tentatively identified as Jack O’Hagan, who worked at Umu...

Creator:      Unknown
Place:          Palmerston North
Date:          circa 1910 to circa 1920

Left to right: Geoffrey Buckman, David Prince, E Miller, H Buckanan [Buchanan?] and C Miller. Another figure (unidentified) sits on top of the log. The totara is 12 feet through and about 60 feet long. This photograph was taken on C M Miller's far...

Creator:      Unknown
Place:          Apiti
Date:          1903

The camp was situated on the property of H J Rutherford of Komako in the 1870s. The tents were home to a gang of 'bush-whackers' employed by Dick Port and Alex Stewart on their bush felling contract. Dick Port is sixth from left in foreground, wit...

Creator:      Charles E Wildbore
Place:          Palmerston North
Date:          circa 1904

The men are identified as follows (from left) Allan ?, unknown. These men worked at sawmill owned by Jim Climo, with another Climo family member perhaps, and Charlie Eggers. It was situated on Steven Williamson's property on the terrace south of t...

Creator:      Unknown
Place:          Waituna West
Date:          circa 1908

Logs being hauled on a temporary tramway by a traction (steam) engine modified to work on tram rails, at an unknown location. “Manson & Co. Tram” are written on the side of the engine canopy.

Creator:      Unknown
Place:          Palmerston North
Date:          circa 1910 to circa 1920