tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4466403878576837579.post7203478509426765163..comments2024-03-19T00:17:41.069+13:00Comments on Timespanner: A tram bound for AvondaleTimespannerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11990716041045862669noreply@blogger.comBlogger13125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4466403878576837579.post-17210370010347153662012-12-18T22:40:29.761+13:002012-12-18T22:40:29.761+13:00Thanks for that, Angela. The more things change, t...Thanks for that, Angela. The more things change, the more they stay the same (in terms of government, Auckland, and rail loops) eh?Timespannerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11990716041045862669noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4466403878576837579.post-88801846800184372762012-12-18T22:38:57.257+13:002012-12-18T22:38:57.257+13:00Very interesting. You'll enjoy reading this pa...Very interesting. You'll enjoy reading this page from the Auckland Star in January 1930 (http://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/cgi-bin/paperspast?a=d&d=AS19300118.1.12). It is quite poignant as it is the first time that a proposed tunnel from Auckland Station under the city was rejected by the Government. What is interesting is how the Mayor of Auckland George Baildon immediately manoeuvred toAngelahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01877376750590231071noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4466403878576837579.post-81979025714587876842012-12-18T22:36:37.219+13:002012-12-18T22:36:37.219+13:00This comment has been removed by the author.Angelahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01877376750590231071noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4466403878576837579.post-3259377423750126802012-07-13T21:55:09.559+12:002012-07-13T21:55:09.559+12:00Thanks for that. There's a photo of a New Nort...Thanks for that. There's a photo of a New North Road tram heading cityward with Meadowbank as a destination in <i>Around Auckland by Tram in the 1950s</i>. That would have been one heck of an interesting trip. These days, all we have that's similar is the 007 cross-country bus to St Heliers. Not the same.Timespannerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11990716041045862669noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4466403878576837579.post-23361689813353327972012-07-13T19:58:46.289+12:002012-07-13T19:58:46.289+12:00This tram would have started it's trip from Me...This tram would have started it's trip from Meadowbank going into the city via Parnell before heading to Avondale.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4466403878576837579.post-78664344335482001132012-05-17T22:16:52.215+12:002012-05-17T22:16:52.215+12:00Just thought to check when Battersby hats closed, ...Just thought to check when Battersby hats closed, but it wasn't until the sixties when it amalgamated.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4466403878576837579.post-23622768420945772792012-05-16T21:39:39.004+12:002012-05-16T21:39:39.004+12:00Hi Stephen,
No date on the postcard, sadly, but I&...Hi Stephen,<br />No date on the postcard, sadly, but I'm estimating it to be anywhere from late 1940s to mid 1950s. As you say, we have an end date of 1956. Anyone with further ideas as to how to narrow the range, that would be appreciated. Cheers!Timespannerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11990716041045862669noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4466403878576837579.post-71342013428050140912012-05-16T21:32:16.801+12:002012-05-16T21:32:16.801+12:00Does the photo have a date on it?I see a Fordson l...Does the photo have a date on it?I see a Fordson light truck in the background of the style that was made form 1938 to 1957.As you probably know trams stopped running to Avondale in 1956.They would go suprisingly fast at times but definately wobbly and rattly.When one stopped all other traffic had to stop as they could not move to the kerb.Another problem was they could not pass each other.In Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4466403878576837579.post-73203471779618408722012-05-16T20:34:52.204+12:002012-05-16T20:34:52.204+12:00Very very cool post! Great to see you got that gre...Very very cool post! Great to see you got that great postcard!Lizhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05100812038496671783noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4466403878576837579.post-64036055503972477912012-05-16T15:36:52.446+12:002012-05-16T15:36:52.446+12:00I think you're right, Andrew. Short of someone...I think you're right, Andrew. Short of someone in the know popping by, that does look like an extra safety precaution.Timespannerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11990716041045862669noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4466403878576837579.post-40063465746057206582012-05-16T15:28:50.853+12:002012-05-16T15:28:50.853+12:00Interesting arrangement at the base of the tram be...Interesting arrangement at the base of the tram between the wheels. Some kind of side protection? Maybe to stop people slipping under the tram?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4466403878576837579.post-29190915965010984102012-05-16T13:49:42.374+12:002012-05-16T13:49:42.374+12:00Cheers, Dennis. That's actually reason no. 3 w...Cheers, Dennis. That's actually reason no. 3 why I got the card: I love trams. Rattly, drafty, seats hard-as on the bum, but -- they have style. We should see more of them, rather than just at MOTAT and Wynyard Quarter.Timespannerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11990716041045862669noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4466403878576837579.post-67805784116106968272012-05-16T13:37:08.376+12:002012-05-16T13:37:08.376+12:00I'm just old enough to remember walking to the...I'm just old enough to remember walking to the Harp of Erin on the Great South Road and catching the tram into town. Compared to the later trolley buses, trams were noisy, draughty and uncomfortable, but they had a special quality about them. If you've ever ridden one of the old wooden clunkers in Melbourne or New Orleans, where they still have a few, you'll know what I mean. It'sDennisnoreply@blogger.com