Farmers From The Past. |
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An interview with Mr McNaughton who used the Waiareka railway |
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The Weston siding. |
The high loading ramp. |
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| The train arrived at the Weston siding where the road turns into Westview drive. |
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They loaded barley onto the train at the limeworks with high loading ramps. |
| They collected fertilizer stacked in bags off the train. | They drove a truck which held four tonnes. | |
| They unloaded the goods by hand. | The Government paid the freight for the fertilizer to be transported to the nearest siding to the farm. | |
| The wagon was parked at the siding for 24 hours. In that time, they would deliver as many loads as they could to fill the wagon. | The fertilizer went to be spread on pasture, and the barley went to the malting company. | |
| It was Mr McNaughton's responsibility to cover the wagons with tarpaulins and label the wagon, showing it's destination with white chalk. | They collected about 28 tonnes of fertilizer each year. | |
| When Mr McNaughton was at primary school, he remembers going down to the siding to collect library books which were packed in big square baskets with handles on each side. The bigger boys got the job of carrying the books back to school. | ||
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Published by Laura and Susanna. |
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