File Records:Blenheim

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Riverlands--Blenheim Blenheim--Grovetown
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Name Alt 1 Alt 2 Alt 3 Details Railway Rly 2 Reference Source Locality Island Sequence
Blenheim Opawa - - 25/7/1900 Carriage of goods between Blenheim and degree. Picton – Blenheim Railway Picton Section W 3 PWD Marlborough S 4378
Blenheim Opawa - - 20/1/1901 Platform is 150 ft long and 12ft wide; station building 48ft x 15ft. Picton – Blenheim Railway Picton Section W 3439, 1930 WRD Marlborough S 4379
Blenheim Opawa - - 15/2/1901 Erection of a new station building. Picton – Blenheim Railway Picton Section W3734/16 WRD Marlborough S 4380
Blenheim Opawa - - 28/5/1901 Station is at 17 miles 74 chains 61.8 links. Engine shed is on the south backshunt, which runs of the back (second) loop. A dock siding is at north end of station. Picton – Blenheim Railway Picton Section W 3439, 1930 WRD Marlborough S 4381
Blenheim Opawa - - 26/6/1901 Goods traffic – Dumgree to Blenheim. Picton – Blenheim Railway Picton Section W 3 PWD Marlborough S 4382
Blenheim Opawa - - 23/1/1902 Goods traffic between Blenheim and Seddon. Picton – Blenheim Railway Picton Section W 3 PWD Marlborough S 4383
Blenheim Opawa - - 16/4/1902 Goods traffic between Blenheim and Seddon – requesting authority £138.12/- Picton – Blenheim Railway Picton Section W 3 PWD Marlborough S 4384
Blenheim Opawa - - 17/6/1902 Running a train between Blenheim and Seddon on Coronation Day. Picton – Blenheim Railway Picton Section W 3 PWD Marlborough S 4385
Blenheim Opawa - - 12/7/1904 Proposal to remove train staff from Blenheim to Seddon. Picton – Blenheim Railway Picton Section W2278, 02/2969 WRD Marlborough S 4386
Blenheim Opawa - - 1881 0 miles 17 chains of the line between Opawa and Blenheim closed. Picton – Blenheim Railway Picton Section W3180, Pub 1/3 WRD Marlborough S 4387
Blenheim Opawa - - 25/5/1906 New station is completed and ready for opening. A 4,000 gallon water vat has been installed in the yard. Siding accommodation has been increased from 73 chains to 95 chains. Picton – Blenheim Railway Picton Section W 3439, 1930 WRD Marlborough S 4388
Blenheim Opawa - - 19/7/1906 (Thursday) official opening of new station. Picton – Blenheim Railway Picton Section W 3439, 1930 WRD Marlborough S 4389
Blenheim Opawa - - 19/7/1906 New station building opened. Picton – Blenheim Railway Picton Section W3180, Pub 1/3 WRD Marlborough S 4390
Blenheim Opawa - - 19/7/1906 Old station building removed to Spring Creek. Picton – Blenheim Railway Picton Section W3180, Pub 1/3 WRD Marlborough S 4391
Blenheim Opawa - - 15/7/1907 Two platform seats required. Picton – Blenheim Railway Picton Section W3734/23 WRD Marlborough S 4392
Blenheim Opawa - - 5/1/1910 Lease of bookstall site at station. Picton – Blenheim Railway Picton Section W3734/27 WRD Marlborough S 4393
Blenheim Opawa - - 5/10/1910 Abandoned line of railway at Blenheim. Picton – Blenheim Railway Picton Section W 3 PWD Marlborough S 4394
Blenheim Opawa - - 30/3/1911 South Island Main Trunk Railway – storage shed at Blenheim. Picton – Blenheim Railway Picton Section W 3 PWD Marlborough S 4395
Blenheim Opawa - - 19/5/1911 Improvements to approach to railway siding at Nelson Street. Picton – Blenheim Railway Picton Section W3734/28 WRD Marlborough S 4396
Blenheim Opawa - - 22/8/1911 The platform at Blenheim is 340 feet long and is made up to rail level with gravel for an additional length of 90 feet at the south end. Picton – Blenheim Railway Picton Section W2278, 02/2969 WRD Marlborough S 4397
Blenheim Opawa - - 28/9/1912 Platform has been extended 100ft at the south end and 50ft at the north end. Picton – Blenheim Railway Picton Section W 3439, 1930 WRD Marlborough S 4398
Blenheim Opawa - - 4/3/1913 Request for clock open to view of public at station. Picton – Blenheim Railway Picton Section W3734/30 WRD Marlborough S 4399
Blenheim Opawa - - 18/3/1913 Giving up land at Blenheim for road purpose to Blenheim Borough Council. Picton – Blenheim Railway Picton Section W 3 PWD Marlborough S 4400
Blenheim Opawa - - 13/8/1913 Improvements to stockyards. Picton – Blenheim Railway Picton Section W3734/30 WRD Marlborough S 4401
Blenheim Opawa - - 22/8/1913 The platform is 340 feet long and is made up to rail level with gravel for an additional length of 90 feet at the south end. Picton – Blenheim Railway Picton Section W2278, 02/2969 WRD Marlborough S 4402
Blenheim Opawa - - 7/11/1913 There is no engine stationed at Blenheim. Engines are stationed at Ward and Picton. Picton – Blenheim Railway Picton Section W2278, 02/2969 WRD Marlborough S 4403
Blenheim Opawa - - 9/12/1916 Request connection of goods shed with telephone. Picton – Blenheim Railway Picton Section W3734/33 WRD Marlborough S 4404
Blenheim Opawa - - 18/9/1920 Damage to engine shed door. Picton – Blenheim Railway Picton Section W3734/36 WRD Marlborough S 4405
Blenheim Opawa - - 31/8/1927 Bicycle shelter is to be provided at south end of station. Picton – Blenheim Railway Picton Section W 3439, 1930 WRD Marlborough S 4406
Blenheim Opawa - - 19/8/1928 Windmill on fire. Picton – Blenheim Railway Picton Section W3734/40 WRD Marlborough S 4407
Blenheim Opawa - - 26/2/1943 Estimate of cost is £1,600. Arrangements are to be made to allocate a contractor to this work so that it can be prosecuted as soon as possible. Picton – Blenheim Railway Picton Section W1, 12/71 PWD Marlborough S 4408
Blenheim Opawa - - 26/2/1943 The Railways Department proposes to erect additional shed accommodation and to construct a small goods office at Blenheim. Picton – Blenheim Railway Picton Section W1, 12/71 PWD Marlborough S 4409
Blenheim Opawa - - 15/3/1943 Blenheim Builders Ltd have been allocated this work. Picton – Blenheim Railway Picton Section W1, 12/71 PWD Marlborough S 4410
Blenheim Opawa - - 8/4/1943 Blenheim Builders Ltd tender is £2,170. Picton – Blenheim Railway Picton Section W1, 12/71 PWD Marlborough S 4411
Blenheim Opawa - - 22/9/1943 No work started on goods shed and office yet. Picton – Blenheim Railway Picton Section W1, 12/71 PWD Marlborough S 4412
Blenheim Opawa - - 1/12/1943 Contract for additions to goods shed and construction of new office given to F E Musgrove & Coy, Christchurch. Price £1895.14.0. Picton – Blenheim Railway Picton Section W1, 12/71 PWD Marlborough S 4413
Blenheim Opawa - - 31/3/1949 Extending air freight siding and provision of backshunt off No 3 Road in hand. Picton – Blenheim Railway Picton Section W2854, Pub 31/5 WRD Marlborough S 4414
Blenheim Opawa - - 7/1950 Station building enlarged. Picton – Blenheim Railway Picton Section W3180, Pub 1/3 WRD Marlborough S 4415
Blenheim Opawa - - 1/9/1950 D G Kilworth, Blenheim, awarded contract for the erection of an additional station building. Picton – Blenheim Railway Picton Section W 3439, 1930 WRD Marlborough S 4416
Blenheim Opawa - - 12/9/1950 Dismantle existing structures and transfer advertising panels to new structures. Picton – Blenheim Railway Picton Section W3180, Pub 1/11 WRD Marlborough S 4417
Blenheim Opawa - - 12/9/1950 Erect two single-sided 10 feet by 20 feet hoarding structures end-to-end on new site. Picton – Blenheim Railway Picton Section W3180, Pub 1/11 WRD Marlborough S 4418
Blenheim Opawa - - 12/9/1950 Erection of “Philips” and “Greys” advertisements on a site nearer to the Signals Depot approved. Picton – Blenheim Railway Picton Section W3180, Pub 1/11 WRD Marlborough S 4419
Blenheim Opawa - - 3/1/1952 New station completed. Picton – Blenheim Railway Picton Section W 3439, 1930 WRD Marlborough S 4420
Blenheim Opawa - - 19/10/1954 Old wagons are used at Blenheim for household removal storage. Picton – Blenheim Railway Picton Section W3199, 05/3054 WRD Marlborough S 4421
Blenheim Opawa - - 26/10/1954 Alterations to old station building completed. Picton – Blenheim Railway Picton Section W 3439, 1930 WRD Marlborough S 4422
Blenheim Opawa - - 28/10/1954 Arrangements are being made to remove the 40ft x 30ft goods shed from Ohoka to Blenheim. Picton – Blenheim Railway Picton Section R4, 95/2261 WRD Marlborough S 4423
Blenheim Opawa - - 10/11/1954 The goods shed from Swannanoa is to be shifted to Blenheim, to be used for household removals. Estimated cost £1,230. Picton – Blenheim Railway Picton Section W3199, 05/3054 WRD Marlborough S 4424
Blenheim Opawa - - 2/10/1960 Mileage 80 miles 14 chains from Kaikoura. Picton – Blenheim Railway Picton Section W 3337 WRD Marlborough S 4425
Blenheim Opawa - - 12/9/1961 A cattle race will also be provided at this point. Picton – Blenheim Railway Picton Section W3180, Pub3/10 WRD Marlborough S 4426
Blenheim Opawa - - 12/9/1961 New sheep race being built at the Nelson Street end of the stockyards and truck access to the new race will be graded and metalled. Picton – Blenheim Railway Picton Section W3180, Pub3/10 WRD Marlborough S 4427
Blenheim Opawa - - 12/9/1961 Pyne Gould Guinness' grain and seed store in the north east corner of yard is being extended 40 feet. Picton – Blenheim Railway Picton Section W3180, Pub3/10 WRD Marlborough S 4428
Blenheim Opawa - - 16/10/1965 The removal of the stockyards has made room for an extra 21 wagons in the yard. Picton – Blenheim Railway Picton Section W3180, Pub3/10 WRD Marlborough S 4429
Blenheim Opawa - - 16/10/1965 The stockyards at Blenheim have now been transferred to Riverlands. Picton – Blenheim Railway Picton Section W3180, Pub3/10 WRD Marlborough S 4430
Blenheim Opawa - - 2/11/1987 Main North Line – 319.14km from Addington (0.00km). Picton – Blenheim Railway Picton Section W 3337 WRD Marlborough S 4431
Blenheim Opawa - - 25/11/1988 Still used for timetabled running of trains. Picton – Blenheim Railway Picton Section W 3337 WRD Marlborough S 4432
Blenheim Opawa - - 1/2/1897 Accommodation 4th class station, passenger platform, cart approach to platform, goods sheds 86ft x 38ft and 102ft x 32ft, loading bank, water service, coal accommodation, engine shed, stationmaster's house, urinals. Picton – Blenheim Railway Picton Section W 3337 WRD Marlborough S 4433
Blenheim Opawa - - 1/2/1897 Mileage 17 miles 52 chains from Picton. Picton – Blenheim Railway Picton Section W 3337 WRD Marlborough S 4434
Blenheim Opawa - - 1/2/1897 Mileage 17 miles 75 chains from Picton. Picton – Blenheim Railway Picton Section W 3337 WRD Marlborough S 4435
Blenheim Opawa - - 1/5/1891 Recommends sale of “dumping” plant at Blenheim to the New Zealand Loan & Mercantile Agency Coy. Picton – Blenheim Railway Picton Section W 1820 WRD Marlborough S 4436
Blenheim Opawa - - 11/7/1876 Distance from Picton to Blenheim is 18 miles. Picton – Blenheim Railway Picton Section AJHR, 1876 Natlib Marlborough S 4437
Blenheim Opawa - - 12/5/1880 Been told informally the Blenheim extension will be ready in a few days. Picton – Blenheim Railway Picton Section W 1820 WRD Marlborough S 4438
Blenheim Opawa - - 12/5/1897 Application by Levin & Coy for a private siding at Blenheim. Picton – Blenheim Railway Picton Section W 1820 WRD Marlborough S 4439
Blenheim Opawa - - 13/2/1878 Requesting authority £15 for office fittings. Picton – Blenheim Railway Picton Section W 3 PWD Marlborough S 4440
Blenheim Opawa - - 13/4/1898 Repairs to carriage shed. Picton – Blenheim Railway Picton Section W 1820 WRD Marlborough S 4441
Blenheim Opawa - - 14/10/1882 Fire at Blenheim on 6/10/1882 whereby goods shed destroyed. Picton – Blenheim Railway Picton Section W 1820 WRD Marlborough S 4442
Blenheim Opawa - - 14/11/1875 First train ran between Picton and Blenheim. Picton – Blenheim Railway Picton Section W1, 12/1 PWD Marlborough S 4443
Blenheim Opawa - - 15/11/1897 Proposal to convert the Blenheim – Awatere Railway into a light line with narrower gauge. Picton – Blenheim Railway Picton Section W 1, 19/55 PWD Marlborough S 4444
Blenheim Opawa - - 15/6/1880 Correct length of Blenheim extension recently opened is 1 mile 22 chains, 46 links. Picton – Blenheim Railway Picton Section W 3 PWD Marlborough S 4445
Blenheim Opawa - - 16/12/1881 Plan and estimate for siding to Fell Brothers' store, Blenheim station. Picton – Blenheim Railway Picton Section W 1820 WRD Marlborough S 4446
Blenheim Opawa - - 16/6/1884 Survey of abandoned line of railway through township of Blenheim. Picton – Blenheim Railway Picton Section W1, 12/71 PWD Marlborough S 4447
Blenheim Opawa - - 16/8/1897 Use of telephone between Railway at Picton and Union Steam Ship Company office at Blenheim. Picton – Blenheim Railway Picton Section W 1820 WRD Marlborough S 4448
Blenheim Opawa - - 17/1/1878 Minister for Public Works – approving railway being extended into Blenheim without delay. Picton – Blenheim Railway Picton Section W 3 PWD Marlborough S 4449
Blenheim Opawa - - 17/1/1879 Forwarding drawing Blenheim station plans. Picton – Blenheim Railway Picton Section W 2/44 PWD Marlborough S 4450
Blenheim Opawa - - 17/11/1875 Altering name “Opawa” to “Blenheim”. Picton – Blenheim Railway Picton Section W 1820 WRD Marlborough S 4451
Blenheim Opawa - - 17/2/1888 Recommending sale of old house and stables in Blenheim yard. Picton – Blenheim Railway Picton Section W 1820 WRD Marlborough S 4452
Blenheim Opawa - - 18/11/1875 Picton to Blenheim Railway officially opened. Picton – Blenheim Railway Picton Section W1, 12/1 PWD Marlborough S 4453
Blenheim Opawa - - 18/6/1875 Further re: Blenheim extension. Picton – Blenheim Railway Picton Section W 3 PWD Marlborough S 4454
Blenheim Opawa - - 19/5/1880 Blenheim station contract. Picton – Blenheim Railway Picton Section W 3 PWD Marlborough S 4455
Blenheim Opawa - - 19/5/1882 Requesting authority that stationmaster's house be enlarged. Picton – Blenheim Railway Picton Section W 1820 WRD Marlborough S 4456
Blenheim Opawa - - 19/5/1884 Re: abandoned line through Blenheim. Picton – Blenheim Railway Picton Section W 3 PWD Marlborough S 4457
Blenheim Opawa - - 19/8/1896 Damage to goods shed door through careless shunting by porter. Picton – Blenheim Railway Picton Section W 1820 WRD Marlborough S 4458
Blenheim Opawa - - 20/8/1875 Extension of railway line into Blenheim. Picton – Blenheim Railway Picton Section W 3 PWD Marlborough S 4459
Blenheim Opawa - - 21/7/1876 The Picton & Blenheim Railway was opened for public traffic on 18/11/1875. Picton – Blenheim Railway Picton Section AJHR, 1876 Natlib Marlborough S 4460
Blenheim Opawa - - 22/7/1895 Telegraph Department – Cost of telephone or telegraph communication between Picton and Blenheim stations. Picton – Blenheim Railway Picton Section W 1820 WRD Marlborough S 4461
Blenheim Opawa - - 22/9/1893 Platform is 160ft long and 12ft wide. Picton – Blenheim Railway Picton Section W 3439, 1930 WRD Marlborough S 4462
Blenheim Opawa - - 23/10/1882 List of tenders for erection of goods shed. Picton – Blenheim Railway Picton Section W 1820 WRD Marlborough S 4463
Blenheim Opawa - - 23/5/1888 Reporting against application to lease old house in Blenheim yard. Picton – Blenheim Railway Picton Section W 1820 WRD Marlborough S 4464
Blenheim Opawa - - 25/7/1876 A further vote of ₤16,000 to complete the Picton & Blenheim Railway into Seymour Square, in the centre of Blenheim. Picton – Blenheim Railway Picton Section AJHR, 1876 Natlib Marlborough S 4465
Blenheim Opawa - - 26/7/1897 Urging erection of a weighbridge at Blenheim. Picton – Blenheim Railway Picton Section W 1820 WRD Marlborough S 4466
Blenheim Opawa - - 27/12/1882 Final certificate for goods shed contract. Picton – Blenheim Railway Picton Section W 1820 WRD Marlborough S 4467
Blenheim Opawa - - 28/5/1880 Reporting opening of Blenheim Section of Blenheim Railway. Picton – Blenheim Railway Picton Section W 3 PWD Marlborough S 4468
Blenheim Opawa - - 29/3/1898 Stationmaster's house was to have been built on the land leased but this has now been abandoned. Picton – Blenheim Railway Picton Section R4, 98/1339 WRD Marlborough S 4469
Blenheim Opawa - - 29/7/1898 Part of the leased land is a willow swamp. Picton – Blenheim Railway Picton Section R4, 98/1339 WRD Marlborough S 4470
Blenheim Opawa - - 29/8/1879 Requires goods shed for Blenheim, 100ft x 30ft. Picton – Blenheim Railway Picton Section W 2/44 PWD Marlborough S 4471
Blenheim Opawa - - 3/7/1878 Blenheim extension to be proceeded with at once. Picton – Blenheim Railway Picton Section W 2/44 PWD Marlborough S 4472
Blenheim Opawa - - 30/3/1885 Abandoned line – report on Mr Barleyman's complaint re: being deprived of land. Picton – Blenheim Railway Picton Section W 3 PWD Marlborough S 4473
Blenheim Opawa - - 30/4/1886 Application by Messrs Holes & Bell to lease the carriage shed at Blenheim, and convert it into a store. Picton – Blenheim Railway Picton Section R4, 95/2542 WRD Marlborough S 4474
Blenheim Opawa - - 31/1/1894 Lease of land at Blenheim station. Picton – Blenheim Railway Picton Section R4, 98/1339 WRD Marlborough S 4475
Blenheim Opawa - - 31/12/1880 Blenheim station contract final certificate. Picton – Blenheim Railway Picton Section W 3 PWD Marlborough S 4476
Blenheim Opawa - - 31/3/1885 Private siding granted on 19/1/1882 to Fell Brothers and Coy, at 17 miles 73 chains, Blenheim. Picton – Blenheim Railway Picton Section R4, 83/2044 WRD Marlborough S 4477
Blenheim Opawa - - 31/3/1885 Private siding granted on 2/10/1883 to New Zealand Loan & Mercantile Agency Coy Ltd, at 17 miles 62 chains, Blenheim. Picton – Blenheim Railway Picton Section R4, 83/2044 WRD Marlborough S 4478
Blenheim Opawa - - 4/11/1880 G M Smith & Coy's Blenheim station contract completed. Picton – Blenheim Railway Picton Section W 12 PWD Marlborough S 4479
Blenheim Opawa - - 4/8/1887 Postal Department – as to erecting a stable and store room on Railway Reserve at Blenheim. Picton – Blenheim Railway Picton Section W 1820 WRD Marlborough S 4480
Blenheim Opawa - - 4/9/1897 Recommends repairs to stationmaster's house. Picton – Blenheim Railway Picton Section W 1820 WRD Marlborough S 4481
Blenheim Opawa - - 5/7/1897 Shifting goods shed nearer to station building. Picton – Blenheim Railway Picton Section W 1820 WRD Marlborough S 4482
Blenheim Opawa - - 6/10/1882 Report of burning of goods shed and contents, caused by engine sparks. Picton – Blenheim Railway Picton Section W 1820 WRD Marlborough S 4483
Blenheim Opawa - - 6/11/1883 Mayor of Blenheim – complaining of Public Works Department attempting to lay siding, for New Zealand Loan & Mercantile Agency Coy, across Sinclair Street in opposition to wish of Board. Picton – Blenheim Railway Picton Section W 1820 WRD Marlborough S 4484
Blenheim Opawa - - 7/10/1882 Goods shed destroyed by fire this afternoon. Picton – Blenheim Railway Picton Section W3180, Pro24/49 WRD Marlborough S 4485
Blenheim Opawa - - 7/12/1882 Contract for goods shed. Picton – Blenheim Railway Picton Section W 1820 WRD Marlborough S 4486
Blenheim Opawa - - 7/7/1885 Requesting authority £15 for safe for station. Picton – Blenheim Railway Picton Section W 1820 WRD Marlborough S 4487
Blenheim Opawa - - 7/7/1897 As to repairing Fell Brothers' siding. Picton – Blenheim Railway Picton Section W 1820 WRD Marlborough S 4488
Blenheim Opawa - - 8/4/1880 Blenheim station contract signed. Picton – Blenheim Railway Picton Section W 3 PWD Marlborough S 4489
Blenheim Opawa - - 8/6/1887 Asking that Blenheim station be connected with telephone exchange. Picton – Blenheim Railway Picton Section W 1820 WRD Marlborough S 4490
Blenheim Opawa - - 9/4/1896 Protection of bank on north side of Custom House Street. Picton – Blenheim Railway Picton Section W 1820 WRD Marlborough S 4491
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