to Waik^to"j""' *VSe dr*W an interesting comparison of the area to-day, and in the early 'seventies, and illustrate graphically the reclamation of Mechanics' Bay and the development of the railway. The first railway route in the province was from ap tne Wa.kato and.twas opened ,n 1873; ,t was two years later that Auckland was connected up, v.a Penrose, with this line, which ran to Mercer. The picture on the right shows that preparation had been made for the line to crow at the foot of Parnell Rise, though the embankment across Mechan.cs Bay had not then been commenced. The picture of the area a. it is to day emphasise, the growth of warehouses, factorieslnd store, on the reclaimed area and along Stanley Street.

Auckland Star, Volume LX, Issue 52, 2 March 1929, Page 10

to Waik^to "j""' *V Se dr * W an interesting comparison of the area to-day, and in the early 'seventies, and illustrate graphically the reclamation of Mechanics' Bay and the development of the railway. The first railway route in the province was from ap tne Wa.kato and.twas opened ,n 1873; ,t was two years later that Auckland was connected up, v.a Penrose, with this line, which ran to Mercer. The picture on the right shows that preparation had been made for the line to crow at the foot of Parnell Rise, though the embankment across Mechan.cs Bay had not then been commenced. The picture of the area a. it is to day emphasise, the growth of warehouses, factorieslnd store, on the reclaimed area and along Stanley Street.