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Taramakau River

 


Last week B and I drove out to Dillmanstown which is a former mining settlement out Kumara way, about 20 minutes drive from Greymouth. We have many many bridges like this one around the country that only have one lane, mostly because they aren't a high traffic area.


This one the "William Stewart" bridge was opened 11th April 1991 by the then Minister of Works and Development and Chairman of the National Roads Board the Hon. W.L. Young M.P.


On one side of the bridge was a small gravel road leading down to the Taramakau River where I saw a car. The 2 men were either doing a spot of fishing or having a look around for rocks.

And on the other side was the Kumara Power Station, quite small compared to others I've seen but no doubt it does a decent job of providing electricity to the surrounding areas.

This is the Taramakau River. It runs for 75kms to the Tasman Sea and is the boundary between the Westland and Greymouth districts.

Linking up with Through my lens, Tuesday Treasures, My corner of the world and Wordless Wednesday.

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doodles n daydreams said…
Thankyou. I love when you take me for a little tiki tour around my childhood home province. The last time I was at Taramakau was for a dinner at the pub for my old aunts birthday quite a few years ago.
22 April 2024 at 18:45
local alien said…
My grandmother often mentioned Fillmanstown. A lot of mining history
22 April 2024 at 20:04
roentare said…
Elegant sceneries there.
22 April 2024 at 22:19
s.c said…
Looks like a nice territory to do discoveries.
22 April 2024 at 23:54
NCSue said…
Thanks so much for sharing at https://image-in-ing.blogspot.com/2024/04/the-rare-book-collection.html. I wish I could visit Australia and New Zealand - they both are fascinating.
23 April 2024 at 13:30
Iris Flavia said…
Those one-lane-thingies always "scared" me in Australia ;-)
Nice scenery!
23 April 2024 at 16:38
Tom said…
...water is always a treasure!
24 April 2024 at 01:02
Sharon said…
What a nice little tour. Thanks for taking us along.
24 April 2024 at 02:46
Fun60 said…
I suppose it makes sense for the bridges to be one line if there is little traffic.
24 April 2024 at 04:58
Yogi♪♪♪ said…
We have lots of bridge crossings with a similar gravel road going down so that people can fish or do whatever then want to do on the river.
24 April 2024 at 11:44
Lillian "sognafaret" said…
Thank you for showing me
24 April 2024 at 23:19
Sallie (FullTime-Life) said…
We enjoy drives out into the country -- this one looks quite a bit like ones we might take in Oregon .
26 April 2024 at 05:21
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