Photocopied records of defence plans for Tauranga during World War II

Date1941Reference NumberAms 299DescriptionCollection comprises of photocopies of correspondence from 1941:

letter from Tauranga District Engineer to Mr Young of the Hume Pipe Co. re manufacture of concrete machine-gun nest

letter from Lt-Col Dove to Mr Young re testing of pill box

diagrams of pill box

long communication to Engineer-in-Chief, Public Works Department, Wellington, from Tauranga District Engineer, with details of possible ways of defending the western Bay of Plenty from enemy attack, including diagrams of tank traps, etc., and map. Tauranga District Engineer at the time (1926-1954) was Mr C. W. Boak. Suggestion made that a team of wireless operators be stationed at Mayor Island and that observation posts be established along the coastline -- including on Mount Maunganui (Mauao)
-- Includes maps/diagrams of anti-tank ditches running from the Tauranga side of the Wairoa River, over Cambridge Road, across the Kopurererua Valley, up through Gate Pa and across the peninsula to the Waimapu Estuary/Tauranga HarbourCreatorTauranga County Council Last edited by: Kate Charteris

LevelCollectionExtent1 folder Last edited by: Kate Charteris

LanguageEnglish

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RoomClimate controlled room Last edited by: Kate Charteris

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Kaitiakitanga StatementWe ask that, in addition to normal copyright and privacy considerations, users of our heritage resources uphold the mana and dignity of the people, communities and places depicted within.Access ConditionsNo access restrictions anticipated for this collection. To be reviewed upon next access request. AcknowledgementTe Ao Mārama - Tauranga City Libraries Ams 299

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Photocopied records of defence plans for Tauranga during World War II