In the gorge of the Waimakariri, near Paterson’s Creek: the site of the proposed dam.
Caption: top left: In the gorge of the Waimakariri, near Paterson’s Creek: the site of the proposed dam.; top right: Looking up the river from the site of the dam.; centre right: The camp, sheltering twenty-five men, including surveyors and workmen.; bottom left and right: At the site of the dam: the view at ordinary level and in flood.; bottom centre: Drilling on the river bank to obtain depth of shingle.
Description: The Christchurch City Council’s scheme to obtain power from the Waimakariri: pictures from the Waimakariri Gorge where surveys are now being made on behalf of the Council.
J. Lythgoe, city electrical engineer (photographer)
Source: The weekly press, 22 Feb. 1923, p. 25
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