The Lindsay Family Collection consists of images taken by Charles Wildbore in the Manawatū and Horowhenua regions. Included are images depicting the construction of the Mangahao Electric Power Scheme, the flax fibre industry, and life in the Pohangina Valley during the early 20th Century.
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This view looks down on the construction of the power house looking west from the top of the hill where the pipeline was subsequently laid. The Mangahao Power Station provides hydroelectric power and is situated near the town of Shannon. It serves...
Creator: Charles E Wildbore
Place: Managhao Road, Shannon
Date: circa 1922 to circa 1923
Standing, L-R: Harry, Celia, Jane
Seated, L-R: Jane, Tom
Creator: Charles E. Wildbore
Place: Pohangina
Date: circa 1905
"Totara Reserve" is the popular name of the 740 acre public reserve situated on the east bank of the Pohangina River and officially known as Pohangina Valley Domain. Since 1947, this reserve has been owned by the Palmerston North City Council. The...
Creator: Charles E Wildbore
Place: Manawatu
Date: circa 1900
This view shows the foundations being laid for the power house and the Mangaore Stream diverted to its new channel alongside the power house site. In the left background a cut along the face of the ridge can be seen, marking the site of the futur...
Creator: Charles E Wildbore
Place: Horowhenua Region
Date: circa 1922
This photograph is one of a series made by Charles Wildbore showing the construction of the Mangahao hydro-electric power scheme in the Tararua ranges east of Shannon. This view shows the construction of the Power House.
Creator: Charles E Wildbore
Place: Horowhenua Region
Date: circa 1922
L-R: Ruby and Jack Sandbrook, Reg Wildbore, Sylvia Wildbore, Roy Williams, Jane Wildbore, Eva Williams.
Creator: Charles E. Wildbore
Place: Pohangina Valley
Charles Wildbore’s apiary in Pohangina.
Creator: Charles E. Wildbore
Place: Pohangina
Mr Charles E Wildbore was a well-known resident of the Pohangina Valley during the early years of the 20th century. He owned a small dairy farm and apiary at Pohangina Township, but is principally remembered for his photographic activities, being...
Creator: Charles E Wildbore
Place: Palmerston North
Date: circa 1910
This photograph is one of a series made by Charles Wildbore showing the construction of the Mangahao hydro-electric power scheme in the Tararua ranges east of Shannon. This view shows the construction of the Mangaore Power House, the large pipes ...
Creator: Charles E Wildbore
Place: Horowhenua Region
Date: circa 1923
Jane Wildbore at the cowshed on the Wildbore farm in Pohangina.
Creator: Charles E. Wildbore
Place: Pohangina
The Wildbore children on the farm in Pohangina. L-R: Owen, Ruby, Stan, Kathleen, Charlie, Mana, Percy.
Creator: Charles E. Wildbore
Place: Pohangina
Date: circa 1900
An undated portrait of Charles E. Wildbore.
Creator: Charles E. Wildbore
Place: Pohangina
Date: unknown
Rural scene in the Pohangina Valley - featuring a herd of cows and cowshed (possibly belonging to Herbert Moar), unsealed rural road, farmland and ranges in the background.
Creator: Charles E Wildbore
Place: Palmerston North
Date: circa 1910
This photograph is part of a collection related to the Mangahao Electric Power Scheme and its construction. The Scheme which provides hydroelectric power, and is situated near the town of Shannon. It serves Wellington, Horowhenua, Taranaki, Hawkes...
Creator: Charles E Wildbore
Place: Horowhenua Region
Date: circa 1922
This photograph is said to be taken at the Wildbore home. According to a register of births preserved in the Wildbore Family Bible, Charles Wildbore and his wife Jane had a family of thirteen children, but this photograph only shows twelve. L-R: E...
Creator: Charles E Wildbore
Place: Horowhenua Region
Date: circa 1915
Charles E Wildbore was a well-known amateur photographer of Pohangina during the early years of the 20th Century. Photograph shows Mrs Wildbore and eleven of her children at their home in Pohangina township. Back row L-R: Mana (holding hat), Stan,...
Creator: Charles E Wildbore
Place: Palmerston North
Date: circa 1905
An undated portrait of Jane Wildbore.
Creator: Charles E. Wildbore
Place: Pohangina
Charles E Wildbore (1862-1937) came to New Zealand from England in 1874. He was a bee keeper, dairy farmer and a well-known amateur photographer in the Pohangina Valley during the period 1890s-1920. He married Jane Emily Dallison in 1888 and they ...
Creator: Charles E Wildbore
Place: Palmerston North
Date: circa 1910
Jane Wildbore with her daughters Ruby Sandbrook (L) and Silvia Bowditch (R) and their children, Gail Bowditch (L), Norma Sandbrook and Jean Sandbrook.
Creator: Charles E. Wildbore
Place: Pohangina
Date: circa 1920
Eva Wildbore poses with a swarm of bees in the Wildbore Apiary.
Creator: Charles E. Wildbore
Place: Pohangina
Date: unknown
An unidentified girl holding a doll.
Creator: Charles E. Wildbore
Place: Pohangina
Charles E Wildbore (1862-1937) came to New Zealand from England in 1874. He was a bee keeper, dairy farmer and a well-known amateur photographer in the Pohangina Valley during the period 1890s-1920. He married Jane Emily Dallison in 1888 and they ...
Creator: Charles E Wildbore
Place: Palmerston North
Date: circa 1900 to circa 1910
One of a series taken by Charles Wildbore between 1922 - 1924, recording the construction of the Mangahao electric power scheme. The power house was constructed at the foot of the ridge in the centre distance (to the right of the woooden building ...
Creator: Charles E Wildbore
Place: Horowhenua Region
Date: circa 1922
This photograph is one of a series made by Charles Wildbore showing the construction of the Mangahao hydro-electric power scheme in the Tararua ranges east of Shannon. This photograph possibly taken at the Arapete camp shows three workmen and the...
Creator: Charles E Wildbore
Place: Tokomaru No 3 Reservoir, Shannon
Date: circa 1923
This photograph is part of a collection relating to the Mangahao Electric Power Scheme and its construction. The Scheme provides hydroelectric power, and is situated near the town of Shannon. It serves Wellington, Horowhenua, Taranaki, Hawkes Bay,...
Creator: Charles E Wildbore
Place: Horowhenua Region
Date: 1922
An unidentified brickmaker and brickworks.
Creator: Charles E. Wildbore
Place: Manawatū
This photograph is one of a series made by Charles Wildbore showing the construction of the Mangahao hydro-electric power scheme in the Tararua ranges east of Shannon. This view shows the foundations being laid for the power house. The Mangaore S...
Creator: Charles E Wildbore
Place: Horowhenua Region
Date: circa 1922
One of a series taken by Charles Wildbore between 1922 - 1924, recording the construction of the Mangahao electric power scheme. Mangaore village was the headquarters of the project, with the large white building in the right-hand, middle distance...
Creator: Charles E Wildbore
Place: Horowhenua Region
Date: circa 1922
This photograph is one of a series made by Charles Wildbore showing the construction of the Mangahao hydro-electric power scheme in the Tararua ranges east of Shannon. This view shows the construction of the lower Dam.
Creator: Charles E Wildbore
Place: Horowhenua Region
Date: circa 1923
Mr Charles E Wildbore was a well-known resident of the Pohangina Valley frm about 1900 to 1920. He owned a small dairy farm and apiary at Pohangina Township, but he is principally remembered for his photographic activities, being an enthusiastic a...
Creator: Charles E Wildbore
Place: Pohangina Valley
Date: circa 1910