tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4466403878576837579.post4251120573360216455..comments2024-03-24T14:31:06.532+13:00Comments on Timespanner: A trip on the Rainforest ExpressTimespannerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11990716041045862669noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4466403878576837579.post-18291897872280159232024-01-30T09:36:38.412+13:002024-01-30T09:36:38.412+13:00In Feb 1999 Merv Smith made me member for a day an...In Feb 1999 Merv Smith made me member for a day and we spent a pleasant evening riding on the Waitakeres lineAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4466403878576837579.post-45764898711454043822011-09-26T19:59:54.758+13:002011-09-26T19:59:54.758+13:00Hi Paul,
Cheers for that. Bruce Harvey pointed me...Hi Paul,<br /><br />Cheers for that. Bruce Harvey pointed me in the direction of that refeence -- but it doesn't completely gel. On page 11 of the same book is a reference to an army soldier named James Quin. <br /><br />As for Jacobson's or Jacobsen's Depot (Bruce says the name may be spelled incorrectly) -- possibly named after two Jacobsen brothers who worked on the dam Timespannerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11990716041045862669noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4466403878576837579.post-15276205397841599282011-09-26T19:44:17.099+13:002011-09-26T19:44:17.099+13:00Great documentation of past and present as always,...Great documentation of past and present as always, Lisa.<br /><br />A propos Quinn: I found the following in "Into the West" by Jan Barnes, in a section headed "The 1868 Sale":<br /><br />At the eastern edge of Waitakerei South, Quinn's Road (off Scenic Drive) and Quinn's Creek are named after John Quinn who bought a 40 acre block, and waited a long time for his road. paulhttp://auckland-west.co.nznoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4466403878576837579.post-79545782046212931052011-09-24T22:32:21.465+12:002011-09-24T22:32:21.465+12:00Cool! Done any of the dead o' winter ones with...Cool! Done any of the dead o' winter ones with water streaming over the mouths of the tunnels and the tramline flooded in places?Timespannerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11990716041045862669noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4466403878576837579.post-92144943968279111082011-09-24T22:29:30.784+12:002011-09-24T22:29:30.784+12:00This is a trip we always take overseas students on...This is a trip we always take overseas students on if we are home staying them . . .Cathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14883597974635141668noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4466403878576837579.post-38683538975454408392011-09-24T09:11:20.675+12:002011-09-24T09:11:20.675+12:00What a great trip. Definitely added to the list.What a great trip. Definitely added to the list.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com