Kimihia area photo (1941):@0.173184:0.072968:0.428130:0.072968:0.428130:0.050710:0.173184:0.050710:0.017721:0.006058:0.019134:0.006241:0.012664:0.006332:0.011389:0.005490:0.011457:0.010113:0.009839:0.011457:0.005694:0.012664:0.012482:0.011297:0.007630:0.011457:0.005444:0.007449:0.011457:0.011297:0.011297:0.011297:0.007585
 :@0.428259:0.067702:0.433954:0.067702:0.433954:0.057635:0.428259:0.057635:0.005694
     Access  to  the  school  was  achieved  via  farm  tracks  and :@0.056039:0.093577:0.549562:0.093577:0.549562:0.075173:0.056039:0.075173:0.004838:0.004838:0.004838:0.004838:0.004879:0.013913:0.008650:0.008650:0.008650:0.007450:0.007450:0.004838:0.005013:0.005419:0.009482:0.004838:0.005013:0.005419:0.009482:0.008650:0.004838:0.005013:0.007450:0.008650:0.009675:0.009675:0.009482:0.005244:0.004838:0.005013:0.013913:0.008650:0.007450:0.004838:0.005013:0.008650:0.008650:0.009482:0.005419:0.008650:0.009482:0.008650:0.009675:0.004838:0.005013:0.009482:0.005419:0.008650:0.004838:0.005013:0.006250:0.008650:0.006444:0.014920:0.004838:0.005013:0.005419:0.006444:0.008475:0.008650:0.009675:0.007450:0.004838:0.005013:0.008650:0.009675:0.009482:0.004838
“over the fields” travel until 1946 when the underground coal :@0.056039:0.110681:0.549559:0.110681:0.549559:0.092277:0.056039:0.092277:0.008475:0.009675:0.009482:0.008650:0.006444:0.006231:0.005419:0.009675:0.008650:0.006231:0.006250:0.005419:0.008650:0.005419:0.009675:0.007450:0.008650:0.006231:0.005419:0.006444:0.008650:0.009482:0.008650:0.005419:0.006231:0.009675:0.009675:0.005419:0.005419:0.005419:0.006231:0.009675:0.009675:0.009675:0.009675:0.006231:0.013913:0.009675:0.008650:0.009675:0.006231:0.005419:0.009482:0.008650:0.006231:0.009675:0.009675:0.009675:0.008650:0.006250:0.009482:0.006444:0.009675:0.009675:0.009675:0.009675:0.006231:0.008650:0.009675:0.008650:0.005244:0.004838
mine became an open cast venture and the mine was connected :@0.056039:0.127927:0.549540:0.127927:0.549540:0.109523:0.056039:0.109523:0.015094:0.005419:0.009675:0.008457:0.005013:0.009675:0.008457:0.008650:0.008475:0.015094:0.008475:0.005013:0.008650:0.009482:0.005013:0.009675:0.009675:0.008457:0.009675:0.004838:0.008650:0.008650:0.007450:0.005244:0.005013:0.009482:0.008650:0.009675:0.005419:0.009675:0.006444:0.008475:0.005013:0.008650:0.009675:0.009482:0.005013:0.005419:0.009482:0.008650:0.004838:0.015094:0.005419:0.009482:0.008650:0.005013:0.013913:0.008650:0.007257:0.005013:0.008650:0.009675:0.009675:0.009482:0.008650:0.008475:0.005419:0.008650:0.009482:0.004838
to Kimihia Road. :@0.056039:0.145173:0.194614:0.145173:0.194614:0.126770:0.056039:0.126770:0.005419:0.009675:0.004838:0.013913:0.005419:0.015094:0.005244:0.009675:0.005419:0.008650:0.004644:0.012907:0.009675:0.008650:0.009675:0.004838:0.004838
 :@0.194552:0.140986:0.199390:0.140986:0.199390:0.132434:0.194552:0.132434:0.004838
     The new access was named Tawa Road, and was primarily :@0.056039:0.165983:0.549826:0.165983:0.549826:0.147579:0.056039:0.147579:0.004838:0.004838:0.004838:0.004838:0.004879:0.011882:0.009675:0.008457:0.006038:0.009675:0.008650:0.013913:0.005825:0.008650:0.008475:0.008650:0.008650:0.007450:0.007450:0.006038:0.013913:0.008650:0.007257:0.006038:0.009482:0.008650:0.015094:0.008650:0.009482:0.006038:0.011688:0.008650:0.013913:0.008475:0.006038:0.012907:0.009675:0.008650:0.009675:0.004644:0.006038:0.008650:0.009675:0.009482:0.006038:0.013913:0.008475:0.007450:0.006038:0.009675:0.006444:0.005438:0.014920:0.008650:0.006444:0.005438:0.005419:0.009482:0.004838
used by coal delivery trucks, mine service vehicles, rural mail :@0.056039:0.183229:0.549673:0.183229:0.549673:0.164826:0.056039:0.164826:0.009675:0.007450:0.008650:0.009675:0.006038:0.009675:0.009269:0.006038:0.008650:0.009675:0.008650:0.005380:0.006636:0.009675:0.008650:0.005419:0.005419:0.009482:0.008650:0.006444:0.009288:0.006038:0.005419:0.006444:0.009675:0.008650:0.009675:0.007450:0.004838:0.006038:0.015094:0.005419:0.009675:0.008650:0.006038:0.007257:0.008650:0.006444:0.009482:0.005419:0.008650:0.008650:0.006038:0.009482:0.008650:0.009675:0.005244:0.008650:0.005419:0.008650:0.007450:0.004644:0.006038:0.006444:0.009675:0.006444:0.008669:0.005419:0.005825:0.015094:0.008475:0.005419:0.005244:0.004838
-:@0.155052:0.179042:0.161496:0.179042:0.161496:0.170490:0.155052:0.170490:0.006444
delivery  and  milk  delivery  vans  to  the  newly  constructed :@0.056039:0.200333:0.549558:0.200333:0.549558:0.181929:0.056039:0.181929:0.009675:0.008650:0.005419:0.005419:0.009482:0.008650:0.006444:0.009288:0.004838:0.006231:0.008650:0.009675:0.009675:0.004838:0.006231:0.015094:0.005419:0.005419:0.009675:0.004838:0.006231:0.009675:0.008650:0.005244:0.005419:0.009482:0.008650:0.006444:0.009482:0.004838:0.006231:0.009482:0.008650:0.009675:0.007450:0.004838:0.006231:0.005419:0.009675:0.004838:0.006231:0.005419:0.009675:0.008650:0.004838:0.006231:0.009675:0.008650:0.013913:0.005631:0.009269:0.004838:0.006425:0.008650:0.009675:0.009675:0.007450:0.005419:0.006444:0.009675:0.008475:0.005419:0.008650:0.009482:0.004838
mining  village.  The  few  village  families  who  had  cars  were  :@0.056039:0.217579:0.554377:0.217579:0.554377:0.199176:0.056039:0.199176:0.015094:0.005419:0.009675:0.005419:0.009675:0.009482:0.004838:0.003406:0.009482:0.005419:0.005419:0.005244:0.008650:0.009482:0.008650:0.004838:0.004838:0.003406:0.011882:0.009482:0.008650:0.004838:0.003406:0.006250:0.008650:0.013913:0.004838:0.003213:0.009482:0.005419:0.005419:0.005419:0.008650:0.009482:0.008650:0.004838:0.003406:0.006250:0.008650:0.015094:0.005419:0.005244:0.005419:0.008650:0.007257:0.004838:0.003406:0.013913:0.009675:0.009675:0.004838:0.003406:0.009482:0.008650:0.009482:0.004838:0.003406:0.008650:0.008475:0.006444:0.007469:0.004838:0.003406:0.013913:0.008650:0.006250:0.008650:0.004838:0.004838
able  to  take trips  to  Huntly  for supplies.:@0.056039:0.234826:0.386753:0.234826:0.386753:0.216422:0.056039:0.216422:0.008650:0.009675:0.005419:0.008650:0.004838:0.004644:0.005419:0.009675:0.004838:0.004838:0.005244:0.008650:0.009675:0.008650:0.004644:0.005419:0.006444:0.005438:0.009675:0.007450:0.004838:0.004838:0.005244:0.009675:0.004838:0.004838:0.013913:0.009675:0.009482:0.005419:0.005419:0.009269:0.004838:0.005013:0.006250:0.009675:0.006444:0.004838:0.007469:0.009675:0.009675:0.009675:0.005419:0.005419:0.008650:0.007450:0.004838
 :@0.387138:0.230639:0.391976:0.230639:0.391976:0.222087:0.387138:0.222087:0.004838
     Note the lack of easy access to the school. The road past the :@0.056039:0.255671:0.549675:0.255671:0.549675:0.237267:0.056039:0.237267:0.004838:0.004838:0.004838:0.004838:0.004879:0.013913:0.009675:0.005419:0.008650:0.004838:0.005419:0.009675:0.008650:0.004838:0.005244:0.008650:0.008650:0.009675:0.004838:0.009675:0.006250:0.004838:0.008650:0.008650:0.007450:0.009482:0.004838:0.008650:0.008650:0.008650:0.008650:0.007450:0.007450:0.004838:0.005419:0.009675:0.004838:0.005419:0.009675:0.008650:0.004838:0.007450:0.008650:0.009675:0.009675:0.009482:0.005419:0.004838:0.004838:0.011882:0.009675:0.008650:0.004838:0.006444:0.009482:0.008650:0.009675:0.004838:0.009675:0.008650:0.007450:0.005419:0.004838:0.005419:0.009675:0.008457:0.004838
school was constructed in 1946 when opencast work began on :@0.056039:0.272774:0.549691:0.272774:0.549691:0.254371:0.056039:0.254371:0.007450:0.008650:0.009675:0.009675:0.009675:0.005419:0.005631:0.013913:0.008650:0.007450:0.005631:0.008650:0.009675:0.009675:0.007450:0.005419:0.006444:0.009675:0.008475:0.005419:0.008650:0.009675:0.005631:0.005419:0.009482:0.005631:0.009675:0.009675:0.009675:0.009675:0.005631:0.013913:0.009675:0.008650:0.009675:0.005631:0.009675:0.009675:0.008650:0.009675:0.008650:0.008650:0.007450:0.005419:0.005631:0.013913:0.009675:0.006250:0.009675:0.005631:0.009675:0.008650:0.009482:0.008650:0.009675:0.005631:0.009675:0.009675:0.004838
the mine and vehicle access was essential.:@0.056039:0.290021:0.381646:0.290021:0.381646:0.271617:0.056039:0.271617:0.005419:0.009675:0.008650:0.004838:0.014920:0.005419:0.009675:0.008650:0.004644:0.008650:0.009675:0.009675:0.004838:0.009482:0.008650:0.009675:0.005419:0.008475:0.005419:0.008650:0.004644:0.008650:0.008475:0.008650:0.008475:0.007450:0.007450:0.004838:0.013913:0.008650:0.007450:0.004838:0.008650:0.007450:0.007450:0.008650:0.009675:0.005419:0.005419:0.008650:0.005419:0.004838
 :@0.381897:0.285834:0.386735:0.285834:0.386735:0.277282:0.381897:0.277282:0.004838
 :@0.056039:0.306643:0.060877:0.306643:0.060877:0.298092:0.056039:0.298092:0.004838
(:@0.103651:0.310830:0.110095:0.310830:0.110095:0.292427:0.103651:0.292427:0.006444
See pages 60 & 61 for a slightly wider ranged photo):@0.110101:0.310830:0.523978:0.310830:0.523978:0.292646:0.110101:0.292646:0.009675:0.008650:0.008650:0.004838:0.009675:0.009675:0.009482:0.008650:0.007450:0.004838:0.009675:0.009675:0.005013:0.014513:0.004838:0.009675:0.009675:0.004838:0.005419:0.009675:0.007450:0.004838:0.009675:0.004838:0.007644:0.005419:0.005419:0.009675:0.009675:0.005244:0.005419:0.008650:0.004838:0.012694:0.005419:0.009675:0.008650:0.007528:0.006513:0.007450:0.009675:0.009675:0.009675:0.008650:0.009675:0.004838:0.009675:0.009675:0.009675:0.005244:0.009675:0.006444
-:@0.407498:0.306643:0.413942:0.306643:0.413942:0.298092:0.407498:0.298092:0.006444
 :@0.524057:0.306643:0.528895:0.306643:0.528895:0.298092:0.524057:0.298092:0.004838
Kimihia School.:@0.416969:0.367241:0.538271:0.367241:0.538271:0.349604:0.416969:0.349604:0.013482:0.005230:0.014113:0.005230:0.009272:0.005044:0.008234:0.004636:0.010311:0.008234:0.009272:0.009272:0.009105:0.005230:0.004636
 :@0.538165:0.363229:0.542801:0.363229:0.542801:0.355033:0.538165:0.355033:0.004636
(No road access):@0.414550:0.383775:0.540988:0.383775:0.540988:0.366348:0.414550:0.366348:0.006046:0.012294:0.009272:0.004636:0.007214:0.009272:0.009272:0.009272:0.004636:0.009272:0.008290:0.008068:0.008234:0.007269:0.007214:0.006175
 :@0.540785:0.379762:0.545421:0.379762:0.545421:0.371567:0.540785:0.371567:0.004636
Underground :@0.748842:0.434397:0.852208:0.434397:0.852208:0.416760:0.748842:0.416760:0.013296:0.009272:0.009272:0.008234:0.006268:0.009068:0.006231:0.009272:0.009272:0.009272:0.009272:0.004636
mine access.:@0.751462:0.450931:0.844890:0.450931:0.844890:0.433294:0.751462:0.433294:0.014113:0.005230:0.009272:0.008234:0.004636:0.008271:0.008234:0.008271:0.008234:0.007083:0.007214:0.004636
 :@0.844823:0.446918:0.849459:0.446918:0.849459:0.438723:0.844823:0.438723:0.004636
Mine access railway line.:@0.144972:0.371232:0.332922:0.371232:0.332922:0.353595:0.144972:0.353595:0.016486:0.005266:0.009272:0.008068:0.004636:0.008234:0.008085:0.008234:0.008271:0.007214:0.007102:0.004636:0.006231:0.008068:0.005230:0.005230:0.013296:0.008234:0.009105:0.004636:0.005044:0.005230:0.009272:0.008234:0.004636
 :@0.332879:0.367220:0.337515:0.367220:0.337515:0.359024:0.332879:0.359024:0.004636