The second Turitea Dam was built in 1906-1907 and officially opened 2 March 1909. The dam was was raised to 50 feet in 1912. This new enlarged structured was officially opened February 17 1913 and remained in use until 1957 when a 100 ft high dam was constructed.
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Identification
- Object type
- Image
- Date
- 1909
- Digitisation ID
- 2014N_W25_009168
- Format
- B&W print
- Held In
- Coolstore
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Creation
- Created By
- R H James
- Place
- Turitea, Palmerston North
Object rights
- License
- No Known Restrictions
Taxonomy
- Community Tags
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