This photograph shows a group of people boating in the Turitea Stream, possibly to the opening of the Turitea Dam in February 1913. In July 1888, the Palmerston North Borough Council accepted a scheme to bring water into the city at a cost of £18,350. The contractors were Coates and Metcalf of Hamilton. The dam was situated 7 miles east of Palmerston North and the water was piped first to a reservoir on Tiritea Hill and then to the city over the Fitzherbert Bridge. A second dam was built in 1906-1907 and re-opened after being raised in height on 17 February 1913.

Boating in the Turitea Stream
Identification
- Object type
- Image
- Digitisation ID
- 2014N_W9_009157
- Title
- Boating in the Turitea Stream
- Relation
- Public Photograph Collection W 9
- Held In
- Coolstore
Creation
- Created By
- Whalley and Co., Crown Studios
- Place
- Turitea, Palmerston North
- Date
- February 17, 1913
Object rights
- Credit Line
- Palmerston North City Library
- License
- No Known Restrictions
Taxonomy
- Community Tags
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