A LITTLE PIECE OF WAIPUKURAU CLOSE UP - TRAVELLERS OFF THE TRAIN ARE STEERED TO THE TAVISTOCK

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Description It's May 1947, and days are still warm and likely a train ride had coal smoke filling the carriages at times. The station had a cafeteria, sturdy strong china cups for tea, ready poured in some stations, and I wonder if there'd have been an able few who'd have sprinted across the way for a quick cold ale.
The locals knew how to assist, council and all, and if you click on the photo and zoom in, you'll see that at the end of the railway's pedestrian path, running behind Jock McCorkindale's Waipukurau Motors (selling Mobil petrol) when it reaches Ruataniwha Street, there's a marked corridor across the road leading right into the front door of the Tavistock where Paul & Dorothea Rabone would have been more than obliged to serve. But maybe not, a train only stopped for 6 to 7 minutes - but perhaps ...
As for the Leviathan, it's possible to make out Leviathan Private Hotel painted on the end of the hotel, facing towards the station. Make no mistake, there's no beer there but William Turner likely had a fresh pot of tea waiting.
Just along Racecourse Road behind the Tavistock, Mason & Paton have Motor Engineers painted on the roof, and Chrysler Sales and Service above the door.
I came in closer looking to see if I could find the small hut where the railway crossing guard sat waiting to stop the traffic when a train was using the crossing. There is some small structure on the Takapau Road side of the crossing, but I can't ascertain if that's it. Also, I can't work out if there are crossing warning lights or not.
A walk up Ruataniwha Street for lunch and call in to the **Oceanic Dining Room **where Marco and Mary Ujdur served Fish and Grills at all hours and Oysters, Crayfish and Whitebait in all seasons.
**CREDIT **From a White's Aviation photograph from their collection held at the Alexander Turnbull Library ref WA-07368-Geo Coordinates^[1]

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