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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.

Identification

Object type
Image
Relation
Public Photograph Collection Mgh 174
Date
1933 to 1934
Digitisation ID
2011P_Mgh174_005865
Held In
Coolstore

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Taxonomy

Tags
1930s,
black and white,
electricity,
hydroelectricity,
infrastructure,
lines,
mangahao,
mangahao power station,
photographs,
power,
public works department,
repair,
technology,
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