File Records:Waikouaiti

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Waikouaiti - - - 16/7/1900 Approval for £80 for additions to station building to provide postal accommodation. Dunedin – Moeraki Railway - R4, 99/1518 WRD Otago S 63654
Waikouaiti - - - 31/7/1900 Work to be put in hand. Dunedin – Moeraki Railway - R4, 99/1518 WRD Otago S 63655
Waikouaiti - - - 14/1/1901 A railway station is not a suitable place to have an exchange and the continual ringing is very unpleasant, not only to the staff but also the public when transacting business with the Department. Dunedin – Moeraki Railway - R4, 99/1518 WRD Otago S 63656
Waikouaiti - - - 14/1/1901 In the meantime an additional cadet should be provided to attend specially to the exchange at the cost of the Postal Department. Dunedin – Moeraki Railway - R4, 99/1518 WRD Otago S 63657
Waikouaiti - - - 14/1/1901 The difficulty at Waikouaiti is caused by the Telephone Exchange in the Railway office connected with the Dunedin Exchange. Dunedin – Moeraki Railway - R4, 99/1518 WRD Otago S 63658
Waikouaiti - - - 14/1/1901 The exchange should never have been placed in the railway offices, nor should railway officers be called upon to perform this work, and recommend removal of the exchange from the railway station to some more suitable place. Dunedin – Moeraki Railway - R4, 99/1518 WRD Otago S 63659
Waikouaiti - - - 14/1/1901 There are six subscribers in the neighbourhood of Waikouaiti who are connected with the Exchange, and during certain hours in the day the demand on the station staff to attend to the Exchange are very considerable and frequently the greatest pressure occurs at the time the staff are busy with trains and are least able to attend to the annuciator. Dunedin – Moeraki Railway - R4, 99/1518 WRD Otago S 63660
Waikouaiti - - - 2/3/1901 Postal Department – A cadet will not be appointed.  The Inspector of Telegraphs, Dunedin, is now looking into the question of Bureau accommodation and improved working should be the result. Dunedin – Moeraki Railway - R4, 99/1518 WRD Otago S 63661
Waikouaiti - - - 1890 Mileage 9 miles 22 chains from Palmerston. Dunedin – Moeraki Railway - R4, 90/2780 PWD Otago S 63662
Waikouaiti - - - 2/10/1907 Connection of station with telephone exchange. Dunedin – Moeraki Railway - W3734/23 WRD Otago S 63663
Waikouaiti - - - 24/11/1907 Post Office removed from station. Dunedin – Moeraki Railway - Mails by Rail in NZ R Startup Otago S 63664
Waikouaiti - - - 3/4/1908 Automatic tablet exchanger apparatus provided. Dunedin – Moeraki Railway - W3337 WRD Otago S 63665
Waikouaiti - - - 19/8/1919 Railway houses. Dunedin – Moeraki Railway - W3734/35 WRD Otago S 63666
Waikouaiti - - - 18/6/1953 Loop 79 wagons. Dunedin – Moeraki Railway - W3199, 03/3140 WRD Otago S 63667
Waikouaiti - - - 5/4/1962 Bell at Waikouaiti. Dunedin – Moeraki Railway - W 4098, 03/663 WRD Otago S 63668
Waikouaiti - - - 12/6/1967 New station building completed.  33 feet 4 inches long by 13 feet 4 inches wide. Dunedin – Moeraki Railway - W3180, Pub3/10 WRD Otago S 63669
Waikouaiti - - - 12/6/1967 New station building consists of office, goods shelter, and passenger waiting shelter. Dunedin – Moeraki Railway - W3180, Pub3/10 WRD Otago S 63670
Waikouaiti - - - 12/6/1967 New station has walls of concrete blocks and the roof of corrugated asbestos. Dunedin – Moeraki Railway - W3180, Pub3/10 WRD Otago S 63671
Waikouaiti - - - 25/7/1983 Crossing loop accommodates 58 wagons. Dunedin – Moeraki Railway - W5514, 00/2826/7 WRD Otago S 63672
Waikouaiti - - - 12/1986 Crossing loop at Waikouaiti to be replaced by a new one at Merton. Dunedin – Moeraki Railway - - Rails Otago S 63673
Waikouaiti - - - 20/1/1987 Closed to all traffic. Dunedin – Moeraki Railway - 00/2107/1 NZRLS Otago S 63674
Waikouaiti - - - 1/5/1879 Mileage 9 miles 3 chains from Palmerston. Dunedin – Moeraki Railway - W 3337 WRD Otago S 63675
Waikouaiti - - - 1/5/1899 Would cost £10.15.0. Dunedin – Moeraki Railway - R4, 99/1518 WRD Otago S 63676
Waikouaiti - - - 10/9/1880 Post Office operated by Railways Department staff opened. Dunedin – Moeraki Railway - Mails by Rail in NZ R Startup Otago S 63677
Waikouaiti - - - 11/10/1876 Station at Waikouaiti. Dunedin – Moeraki Railway - W 70 PWD Otago S 63678
Waikouaiti - - - 11/5/1899 Improvements at station offices. Dunedin – Moeraki Railway - W3734/14 WRD Otago S 63679
Waikouaiti - - - 12/12/1878 Deficiency of water supply. Dunedin – Moeraki Railway - W 2/44 PWD Otago S 63680
Waikouaiti - - - 15/5/1899 Approval for the above work. Dunedin – Moeraki Railway - R4, 99/1518 WRD Otago S 63681
Waikouaiti - - - 16/5/1899 Requesting authority £18 for closing in front of lobby. Dunedin – Moeraki Railway - R4, 99/1518 WRD Otago S 63682
Waikouaiti - - - 17/1/1879 House at Waikouaiti belonging to Railways Department.  Is wanted for stationmaster. Dunedin – Moeraki Railway - W 2/44 PWD Otago S 63683
Waikouaiti - - - 18/4/1899 Asking for partition which divides Railway from Postal compartments be either removed altogether, or placed more within Postal room, and a counter put in. Dunedin – Moeraki Railway - R4, 99/1518 WRD Otago S 63684
Waikouaiti - - - 18/4/1899 When two persons are in railway office the one attending them has not room in which to turn, as witness the accidental capsizing of kerosene lamp by which the whole building narrowly escaped being burned down. Dunedin – Moeraki Railway - R4, 99/1518 WRD Otago S 63685
Waikouaiti - - - 19/8/1877 Wm Mills' contract for Waikouaiti station completed. Dunedin – Moeraki Railway - W 12 PWD Otago S 63686
Waikouaiti - - - 2/5/1878 Proposes to open line from Blueskin to Waikouaiti on 7th instant. Dunedin – Moeraki Railway - W 3 PWD Otago S 63687
Waikouaiti - - - 20/4/1883 Requesting authority for semaphore signals. Dunedin – Moeraki Railway - W 1820 WRD Otago S 63688
Waikouaiti - - - 21/12/1876 Tenders for inspector's house. Dunedin – Moeraki Railway - W 3 PWD Otago S 63689
Waikouaiti - - - 21/4/1879 Stationmaster's house. Dunedin – Moeraki Railway - W 2/44 PWD Otago S 63690
Waikouaiti - - - 22/4/1899 Requesting cost of altering this office similar to Sawyers Bay but without doors to platform. Dunedin – Moeraki Railway - R4, 99/1518 WRD Otago S 63691
Waikouaiti - - - 24/6/1896 Filling up borrow pit between Waikouaiti railway station and Glasgow Street, Hawkesbury. Dunedin – Moeraki Railway - W 1820 WRD Otago S 63692
Waikouaiti - - - 29/9/1877 Wm Mills' contract for inspector's house completed. Dunedin – Moeraki Railway - W 12 PWD Otago S 63693
Waikouaiti - - - 30/4/1879 Re: stationmaster's house. Dunedin – Moeraki Railway - W 2 PWD Otago S 63694
Waikouaiti - - - 30/6/1878 Blueskin – Waikouaiti Section opened on 7/5/1878. Dunedin – Moeraki Railway - AJHR, 1878 Natlib Otago S 63695
Waikouaiti - - - 31/3/1884 Signals provided. Dunedin – Moeraki Railway - AJHR, 1884 Natlib Otago S 63696
Waikouaiti - - - 31/3/1885 Privates siding granted on 8/5/1878 to Anderson & Coy (present holders) at 204 miles 10 chains, Waikouaiti. Dunedin – Moeraki Railway - R4, 83/2044 PWD Otago S 63697
Waikouaiti - - - 4/5/1878 The Waikouaiti Section is to be opened on Tuesday. Dunedin – Moeraki Railway - W3180, Pro/43 WRD Otago S 63698
Waikouaiti - - - 5/5/1882 Sheep and cattle yards – contract signed. Dunedin – Moeraki Railway - W 3 PWD Otago S 63699
Waikouaiti - - - 5/6/1899 Approval for the above work. Dunedin – Moeraki Railway - R4, 99/1518 WRD Otago S 63700
Waikouaiti - - - 7/5/1878 Line to Waikouaiti opened on 7/5/1878. Dunedin – Moeraki Railway - W 3 PWD Otago S 63701
Waikouaiti - - - 8/9/1882 Sheep and cattle yards – final certificate. Dunedin – Moeraki Railway - W 3 PWD Otago S 63702
Waikouaiti - - - c.1908 New station building opened. Dunedin – Moeraki Railway - W3180, Pub3/10 WRD Otago S 63703
Waikouaiti - - - 1/8/1898 Accommodation 4th class station, passenger platform, cart approach to platform, goods shed 60ft x 30ft, loading bank, cattle yards, water service, fixed signals, stationmaster's house, urinals. Timaru – Oamaru Section - R4, 98/2756 WRD Otago S 63704