Unidentified children playing in a river (possibly the Pohangina River).

Creator:      Charles E. Wildbore
Place:          Pohangina
Date:          unknown

The left image shows a small herd of short horn Ayrshire cross dairy cows on Scholes' farm at Awahou in the Pohangina Valley. The image on the right is not captioned, but is presumably Mr and Mrs Schole.

Creator:      Charles E Wildbore
Date:          1900 to 1910

A traction engine hauling felled trees. This traction engine [ see 2014N_Stu4_009085] has been temporarily converted to run on rails. The large back wheels have been removed and a chain taken from the drive gear via chain to the wheels of the r...

Creator:      Charles E. Wildbore
Place:          Pohangina
Date:          circa 1910

At work in the Wellington Harbour Board’s grading shed and hemp store.

Creator:      Charles E Wildbore
Place:          Wellington
Date:          circa 1910

Harbour Board grading shed.

Creator:      Charles E Wildbore
Place:          Wellington
Date:          circa 1910

This photograph shows a Hemp Grader examining a hank of fibre pulled out of a bale of flax fibre. A grade was assigned to each bale and this enabled overseas buyer to purchase fibre of a uniform quality. The photograph is thought to have been ta...

Creator:      Charles E Wildbore
Place:          Wellington
Date:          circa 1910

Portrait of Mervyn Williams, son of Eva Williams (Wildbore).

Creator:      Charles E. Wildbore
Place:          Pohangina
Date:          circa 1930

Eva Williams (Wildbore) with her children (L-R), Noel, Patricia, and Mervyn.

Creator:      Charles E. Wildbore
Place:          Pohangina
Date:          circa 1930

This store was situated at Raumai in the Pohangina Valley. See also 2014N_Poh15_007781 for a view of the store in the 1960s.

Creator:      Charles E Wildbore
Place:          Pohangina Valley
Date:          circa 1910 to circa 1915

The exact location of this landscape is unknown, but it is almost certainly somewhere in the upper Pohangina Valley, north of Ashhurst. The trees on the hillside have been felled by and the area is ready to be burnt off.

Creator:      Charles E Wildbore
Place:          Pohangina, Manawatū
Date:          circa 1900 to circa 1910

A camp of slab huts with canvas roofs and tents is the bush home of these workmen.

Creator:      Charles E Wildbore [?]
Place:          Pohangina East, Manawatū
Date:          circa 1900 to circa 1910

This group of 'bush whackers' was working Pohangina Valley East Road at Komako. The men were employed by Dick Port and Alex Stewart, who had the contract to fell bush. Identified: Wilf Galer (2nd from left, with arms folded); Dick Port (3rd from l...

Creator:      Charles E Wildbore
Place:          Pohangina East, Manawatū
Date:          circa 1904

This photograph shows the handiwork of students under Mr Stephenson. Some of the items pictured are ladders, a cabinet and sets of shelves. The photographer, Charles Wildbore, was a well known local, amateur photographer during the early years of ...

Creator:      Charles E Wildbore
Place:          Pohangina, Manawatu
Date:          1910

Horses pulling a milled log across the Te Awaoteatua Stream bridge at the bottom of Church Hill, Awahou. At front: Mat Mai – brother in law of C E Wildbore (photographer); brakeman at back, Trevor Madson.

Creator:      Charles E Wildbore
Place:          Awahou, Manawatu
Date:          circa 1900 to circa 1920

The general store was situated on the corner of Feilding and Pohangina Roads, Ashhurst. Wagons are loaded with goods ready for delivery by horse and cart.

Creator:      Charles E Wildbore
Place:          Ashhurst
Date:          1910 to 1915

Sledging milk from the cowshed, Pohangina.

Creator:      Charles E Wildbore
Place:          Pohangina Valley
Date:          circa 1910

Michael Enright's stable, house and Post Office at Delaware Flat in Pohangina Valley. The stable is the building on the left, the house and Post Office are on the right.The buildings stood on the southern corner of Takapari Road and Pohongina Vall...

Creator:      Charles E Wildbore
Place:          Palmerston North
Date:          since 1908

The two men in the centre, including Thomas Harrison, rhythmically beat the grass using wooden flails. As one flail is in the air the other is beats the grass. Other men carry the cut grass to the threshers in sacking which has wooden sticks sewn ...

Creator:      Charles E Wildbore
Place:          Palmerston North
Date:          circa 1904

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. It is taken from above the power scheme working appears to show the Mangaore v...

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. Shown here is the multiple cable suspension bridge during the construction of t...

Creator:      Charles E Wildbore
Place:          Horowhenua Region
Date:          circa 1923

The milking was done by hand in this cow shed located in the Pohangina Valley. Note the leg-ropes on the cows and the men sitting on box-stools. The shed contains about 15 bays.

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 is thought to be of the Arapete camp. This area was later flooded and...

Creator:      Charles E Wildbore
Place:          Tokomaru No3 Reservoir, Shannon
Date:          circa 1923

This photograph is one of a series taken between 1922 - 1924 by Charles Wildbore which records the construction of the Mangahao hydro-electric power scheme in the Tararua ranges, east of Shannon. This view shows part of the Mangaore village, whic...

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 camp at the lower dam - original No.1 dam . ...

Creator:      Charles E Wildbore
Place:          Horowhenua Region
Date:          circa 1923

An unidentified brickmaker and brickworks.

Creator:      Charles E. Wildbore
Place:          Manawatū

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

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

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 from a set of 7 entitled "Grass-Seed Raising in the Manawatu". The accompanying caption reads: “Carting Seed into the Store. This picture tells us the seed has, so to speak, reached a ‘temporary home.’ We see the lorries full...

Creator:      Charles E Wildbore
Place:          Palmerston North
Date:          circa 1904

Photographs shows the Arapete Track and Tunnel intake. The Scheme 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 the first ...

Creator:      Charles E Wildbore
Place:          Horowhenua Region
Date:          circa 1922