Workmen working on a new pole on the Mangahao Line.The Mangahao Power Station provides hydroelectric power and is situated near the town of Shannon. It serves Wellington, Horowhenua, Taranaki, Hawkes Bay, and the Wairarapa. After being delayed by WWI, construction began in late 1919 and the station opened in November 1924.
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Identification
- Object type
- Image
- Date
- 1933 to 1934
- Digitisation ID
- 2011P_Mgh174_005865
- Held In
- Coolstore
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- Place
- Horowhenua Region
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