The New Zealand Railways Magazine, Volume 3, Issue 2 (June 1, 1928)
Otago's Station Gardens
Otago's Station Gardens
Owing
to numerous staff changes in the Otago district a complete set of photographs of the station gardens is not available. But, as may be seen from the illustrations on this page, the gardens were again well up the high standard attained in former years,.jpg)
The above effective design (the work of a Wingatui signalman) was reproduced in daffodils outlined with small whitewashed stones.
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Garden plot at south end of Wingatui Station.
The following awards were made by the judges (Mrs. E. F. Duthie, Mrs. C. Shiel and Miss Martin):—
First prize, Fairlie; second prize, Balclutha and Wingatui (equal); thrid prize, Allanton and Green Island (equal). The special prizes for first-year gardens were won by Mosgiel (first) and Lawrence (second).
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Allanton Statioin garden.
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Warepa Station garden.
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A Monarch Of The Waipoua Kauri Forest North Auckland.
The kauri (wholly indigenous to New Zealand) is one of the most stately and economically useful trees in the world, and grows to a great size. The tree illustrated has a girth of 49 ft. 7 in., a bole of 36 ft., and contains 60,000 board feet of timber.