File Records:Goose Bay

	Oaro								Goose Bay							Puketa
Oaro--Goose_Bay													Goose_Bay--Puketa
3.9km													8.4km

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Goose Bay

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11/12/1925

Accommodation shelter shed, passenger platform (left side of line).

Blenheim – Waipara Railway

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00/2107/1

NZRLS

Marlborough

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14987

Goose Bay

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11/12/1925

On 15/12/1945, the Hundalee – Kaikoura Section will be taken over by Working Railways. Goose Bay is 107 miles 13 chains from Addington.

Blenheim – Waipara Railway

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00/2107/1

NZRLS

Marlborough

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14988

Goose Bay

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11/12/1925

Sidings nil.

Blenheim – Waipara Railway

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00/2107/1

NZRLS

Marlborough

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14989

Goose Bay

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16/10/1937

Large quarry opened at Goose Bay to provide large boulders for sea protection works along the line.

Blenheim – Waipara Railway

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W1, 12/1

PWD

Marlborough

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14990

Goose Bay

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27/9/1938

Buildings required at Goose Bay: station building (43ft x 13ft with verandah, PWD Drawing 8849), and two staff cottages.

Blenheim – Waipara Railway

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W1, 12/71

PWD

Marlborough

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14991

Goose Bay

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5/7/1939

Goose Bay to have a standard drawing 8848 shelter shed, as it is in a sparsely settled locality and passenger traffic will be practically negligible.

Blenheim – Waipara Railway

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W1, 12/71

PWD

Marlborough

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14992

Goose Bay

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18/1/1943

The rails should be laid as far as Goose bay to enable stone for protection works to be railed from the quarry to wherever it is required south of Oaro.

Blenheim – Waipara Railway

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W1, 12/1

PWD

Marlborough

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14993

Goose Bay

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10/2/1943

Goose Bay contract for latrines and station shelter, 14ft x 8ft.

Blenheim – Waipara Railway

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W1, 12/71/4

PWD

Marlborough

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14994

Goose Bay

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31/3/1943

75lb rails to be laid to Goose Bay.

Blenheim – Waipara Railway

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W1, 12/1

PWD

Marlborough

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14995

Goose Bay

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6/5/1943

Railways Department requisitioned to supply second-hand 70lb rails in suitable condition for verandah roof supports, bent to suit verandah, 5 no for Goose Bay station building.

Blenheim – Waipara Railway

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W1, 12/71

PWD

Marlborough

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14996

Goose Bay

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14/5/1943

Formation to Goose Bay is in hand and a commencement will be made with the platelaying on Monday.

Blenheim – Waipara Railway

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W1, 12/1

PWD

Marlborough

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14997

Goose Bay

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19/6/1943

The railhead at the south end is now at Goose Bay, 2 miles 12 chains north of Oaro.

Blenheim – Waipara Railway

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W1, 12/1

PWD

Marlborough

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14998

Goose Bay

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24/6/1943

Siding into Goose Bay quarry completed.

Blenheim – Waipara Railway

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W1, 12/1

PWD

Marlborough

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14999

Goose Bay

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30/6/1943

Rock is now being conveyed from Goose Bay quarry for sea protection work.

Blenheim – Waipara Railway

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W1, 12/1

PWD

Marlborough

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15000

Goose Bay

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30/9/1943

Mr Caldwell is contractor for station buildings.

Blenheim – Waipara Railway

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W1, 12/71

PWD

Marlborough

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15001

Goose Bay

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8/11/1943

N Caldwell contractor for erecting station buildings, etc: station building, stockyards, three cottages.

Blenheim – Waipara Railway

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W1, 12/1

PWD

Marlborough

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15002

Goose Bay

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19/2/1944

Station building nearly completed.

Blenheim – Waipara Railway

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W1, 12/1

PWD

Marlborough

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15003

Goose Bay

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29/7/1948

Name approved for Public Works Department in 1939.

Blenheim – Waipara Railway

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W3199, 00/2107/1

WRD

Marlborough

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15004

Goose Bay

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22/6/1950

There is no loop or siding at Goose Bay.

Blenheim – Waipara Railway

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W1, 12/1

PWD

Marlborough

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15005

Goose Bay

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2/10/1960

Mileage 108 miles 38 chains from Christchurch.

Blenheim – Waipara Railway

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W 3337

WRD

Marlborough

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15006

Goose Bay

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16/7/1977

Closed to all traffic.

Blenheim – Waipara Railway

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00/2107/1

NZRLS

Marlborough

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15007