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Ōhinewai and the Waikato River, 22 January 1942
Project-held original aerial photograph; frame C.152.89, No. 12422.
Project-held original. Public reuse terms and required attribution have not been verified in the project files.
Sources and credits
Image sources and publication notes
The first section identifies the seven images shown in the online book gallery. The second records eight National Library aerial photographs added to the archive gallery. The current PDF editions include one family-sourced image; its permission status is not recorded in the project files.
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Modern aerial view of Ōhinewai
Project-held 4K modern aerial used in the book.
Project-held 4K aerial file. Photographer, attribution and public reuse terms have not been verified in the project files.
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George French Angas’s Waikato river-landscape view
George French Angas and J. W. Giles, “Tu Kaitote, the pah of Te Wherowhero on the Waikato, Taupiri Mountain in the distance”, 1847. Public-domain Wikimedia Commons reproduction.
The National Library of New Zealand confirmed website use of its digitised image in a 29 September 2026 email. The book uses a public-domain Wikimedia Commons reproduction.
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Plan of attack at Rangiriri, 20 November 1863
Auckland Libraries Kura, Map 4624.
Auckland Libraries provided the required acknowledgement wording: “Auckland Libraries Heritage Collections” plus the item ID and creator where known. Its 15 September 2026 email states there are no additional reproduction or licensing fees.
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Reconstruction of Wilkins Supermarket in the 1970s
Reconstruction based on a surviving Wilkins family photograph.
The reconstruction is identified as such in the book. Public-use permission for the source family photograph is not recorded in the project files.
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Ōhinewai before the State Highway 1 bypass, 1997
Recovered Crown aerial, CROWN_Temp132X_2961_210.jpg.
Crown/LINZ attribution and reuse terms remain unverified in the project files.
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Ōhinewai after the bypass, Google Earth source file saved in 2014
Google Earth source file saved 7 July 2014.
The source file was saved from Google Earth on 7 July 2014. Required attribution and online reuse terms have not been verified in the project files.
Additional archive photographs
Whites Aviation aerials
The item records identify these as free downloads under CC BY 4.0 and provide the required attribution wording.
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Ōhinewai and the Waikato River, 29 October 1954, colourised
Ohinewai, Waikato District, showing Waikato River. Whites Aviation Ltd: Photographs. Ref: WA-36062-F. Alexander Turnbull Library, Wellington, New Zealand. AI-colourised interpretation; colours are interpretive.
Free download · CC BY 4.0. AI-colourised interpretation; colours are interpretive. The linked National Library record contains the black-and-white source. National Library item record.
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Ōhinewai and the Waikato River, 29 October 1954, colourised
Ohinewai, Waikato District, showing Waikato River. Whites Aviation Ltd: Photographs. Ref: WA-36063-F. Alexander Turnbull Library, Wellington, New Zealand. AI-colourised interpretation; colours are interpretive.
Free download · CC BY 4.0. AI-colourised interpretation; colours are interpretive. The linked National Library record contains the black-and-white source. National Library item record.
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Ōhinewai and Lake Rotongaro, 29 October 1954, colourised
Ohinewai, Waikato District, showing Waikato River and Lake Rotongaro. Whites Aviation Ltd: Photographs. Ref: WA-36064-F. Alexander Turnbull Library, Wellington, New Zealand. AI-colourised interpretation; colours are interpretive.
Free download · CC BY 4.0. AI-colourised interpretation; colours are interpretive. The linked National Library record contains the black-and-white source. National Library item record.
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Flooding at Rangiriri and Ōhinewai, 5 July 1956, colourised
Flooding at Rangiriri and Ohinewai, Waikato district. Whites Aviation Ltd: Photographs. Ref: WA-41807-F. Alexander Turnbull Library, Wellington, New Zealand. AI-colourised interpretation; colours are interpretive.
Free download · CC BY 4.0. AI-colourised interpretation; colours are interpretive. The linked National Library record contains the black-and-white source. National Library item record.
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Flooding at Rangiriri and Ōhinewai, 5 July 1956, colourised
Flooding at Rangiriri and Ohinewai, Waikato District. Whites Aviation Ltd: Photographs. Ref: WA-41808-F. Alexander Turnbull Library, Wellington, New Zealand. AI-colourised interpretation; colours are interpretive.
Free download · CC BY 4.0. AI-colourised interpretation; colours are interpretive. The linked National Library record contains the black-and-white source. National Library item record.
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Waikato River at Ōhinewai, 28 July 1964, colourised
Waikato River, Ohinewai. Whites Aviation Ltd: Photographs. Ref: WA-62340-G. Alexander Turnbull Library, Wellington, New Zealand. AI-colourised interpretation; colours are interpretive.
Free download · CC BY 4.0. AI-colourised interpretation; colours are interpretive. The linked National Library record contains the black-and-white source. National Library item record.
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Waikato River at Ōhinewai, 28 July 1964, colourised
Waikato River, Ohinewai. Whites Aviation Ltd: Photographs. Ref: WA-62345-G. Alexander Turnbull Library, Wellington, New Zealand. AI-colourised interpretation; colours are interpretive.
Free download · CC BY 4.0. AI-colourised interpretation; colours are interpretive. The linked National Library record contains the black-and-white source. National Library item record.
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Waikato River at Ōhinewai, 28 July 1964, colourised
Waikato River, Ohinewai. Whites Aviation Ltd: Photographs. Ref: WA-62350-G. Alexander Turnbull Library, Wellington, New Zealand. AI-colourised interpretation; colours are interpretive.
Free download · CC BY 4.0. AI-colourised interpretation; colours are interpretive. The linked National Library record contains the black-and-white source. National Library item record.
Additional historical photographs
Ōhinewai railway and Pukemiro coalfield
The 1940 aerial and 1964 rail photographs show Ōhinewai. The 1917 Godber images document Pukemiro’s mine and collieries, included as regional context.
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Steam locomotive belonging to Pukemiro Collieries Ltd., 1917
Godber Collection, Alexander Turnbull Library. Ref: APG-0480-1/2-G. Photographer: Albert Percy Godber.
Public Domain Mark 1.0 in New Zealand. The National Library record permits use on a non-commercial website and requests that the image remain unaltered. National Library item record · Wikimedia Commons source and reuse information.
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Entrance to the Pukemiro Coal Mine, Waikato, 1917
Godber Collection, Alexander Turnbull Library. Ref: APG-0488-1/2-G. Photographer: Albert Percy Godber.
Public Domain Mark 1.0 in New Zealand. The National Library record permits use on a non-commercial website and requests that the image remain unaltered. National Library item record · Wikimedia Commons source and reuse information.
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Coal bins and screens at Pukemiro Coal Mine, 1917
Godber Collection, Alexander Turnbull Library. Ref: APG-0487-1/2-G. Photographer: Albert Percy Godber.
Public Domain Mark 1.0 in New Zealand. The National Library record permits use on a non-commercial website and requests that the image remain unaltered. National Library item record · Wikimedia Commons source and reuse information.
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Ōhinewai aerial with the railway, 22 October 1940
LINZ aerial image, sourced from Retrolens, via Wikimedia Commons.
CC BY 3.0. The Commons record identifies the date as 22 October 1940 and provides the source file from Retrolens. Wikimedia Commons source and licence details.
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Coal train at the Ohinewai overbridge, 15 January 1964
Weston Langford, photograph 103994: “Ohinewai Overhead bridge Up Coal Ka 942”.
CC BY-ND 4.0. Reproduced without alteration. Photograph record and attribution details.
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K 900 coal train at Ohinewai, 15 January 1964
Weston Langford, photograph 104003: “Ohinewai down side Mile 61.5 Up Coal K 900”.
CC BY-ND 4.0. Reproduced without alteration. Photograph record and attribution details.
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Down express at Ōhinewai, 15 January 1964
Weston Langford, photograph 104004: “Ohinewai Down Express Ja 1282”.
CC BY-ND 4.0. Reproduced without alteration. Photograph record and attribution details.