• Glen Afton and Pukemiro are twin settlements in the Waikato District, in northern Waikato region of New Zealand's North Island. The nearest town is Huntly...
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    Berkeley Square Cadwalader Heights Central West Fisher/Richey/Perdicaris Glen Afton Hillcrest Hiltonia Parkside Pennington/Prospect Stuyvesant/Prospect The...
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    The Glen Afton Branch was a branch railway line of 7.9 km (originally 14.1 km) in the Waikato in New Zealand, built to serve coal mines in the Awaroa district...
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  • Ayrshire, Scotland Glen Afton, Ayrshire, Scotland Afton Reservoir, Ayrshire, Scotland Afton, Isle of Wight Afton, Glenn County, California Afton, San Bernardino...
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    "Sweet Afton" is a lyrical poem describing the Afton Water in Ayrshire, Scotland. It was written by Robert Burns in 1791. The poem was first published...
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    Reservoir and then for eight miles down Glen Afton before joining the River Nith at New Cumnock. New Cumnock in the Afton area was the scene of the Knockshinnoch...
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    statistical area of Huntly Rural, which includes Ohinewai, Ruawaro and Glen Afton, covers 351.21 km2 (135.60 sq mi) and had an estimated population of 2...
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    New Cumnock (redirect from Afton Bridgend)
    reference to Blackcraig and Craigbraneoch hills in the upper reaches of Glen Afton, New Cumnock. The name of the settlement changed through time, referred...
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    which lie to the south east of Dalmellington and south of New Cumnock. Glen Afton runs deep into these hills. Ayrshire is one of the most agriculturally...
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    was opened, creating a new eastern route from Auckland to Westfield via Glen Innes and Hobsons Bay, running into the new Auckland railway station and...
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    source of the River Afton.[citation needed] It is most easily climbed from the Water of Ken to the east or as a round from Glen Afton to the north. "Alhang"...
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  • Ruakura – Hautapu – Cambridge Freight only. Closed Hautapu – Cambridge 1999 Glen Afton Branch Closed, partially remains as the Bush Tramway Club's Pukemiro Line...
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    directly east of the Afton Reservoir. It is most frequently climbed along with the neighbouring hills, starting from the Glen Afton road. "Blacklorg Hill"...
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    East Trenton, Ewing/Carroll, Fisher/Richey/Perdicaris, Franklin Park, Glen Afton, Greenwood/Hamilton, Hanover/Academy, Hillcrest, Hiltonia, Lamberton,...
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    Zealand waterfront dispute a rail bridge three miles from Huntly, on the Glen Afton branch line, was dynamited. Although the morning passenger train ran over...
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  • disaster, Huntly, New Zealand, 1914 Dobson, New Zealand coal mine, 1926 Glen Afton coal mine, 1939 Strongman Mine gas explosion, 1967 Pike River Mine disaster...
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  • Island A tropical cyclone that originated near the Solomon Islands 11 Glen Afton No. 1 mine Coal mine fire 24 Sep 1939 Huntly 11 miners, including the...
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    Zealand's North Island. The harbour catchment extends as far north as Glen Afton, covers 525 km2 (203 sq mi) and the harbour covers 35 km2 (14 sq mi) and...
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  • Harbour, but rejected that in favour of an extension of the proposed Glen Afton branch. Neither ever happened. Waipa Railway and Collieries Ltd was formed...
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    localities of Rotongaro, Ruawaro, Renown, Mahuta, Glen Afton, Glen Massey, Waingaro, Ohautira, Waitetuna, Glen Tui and Karakariki. Te Uku 1,896 681 Area unit...
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    restored locomotives along a 5.4 km (3.4 mi) Rotowaro-Glen Afton section of the former Glen Afton Branch. Open days are the first Sunday of each month...
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    an industrial dispute, a rail bridge three miles from Huntly, on the Glen Afton branch line, was dynamited. Although the morning passenger train ran over...
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    craggy hill, it is usually climbed from its western side starting at Glen Afton. "Blackcraig Hill". hill-bagging.co.uk. Retrieved 22 October 2019. "Blackcraig...
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    To get into the heart of the hills more quickly you can drive south up Glen Afton to the parking place just north of the reservoir. A good circular route...
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    by train, crossing the Waikato by boat, then rode on a bridle track to Glen Afton and finally on a native track through heavy bush of rimu and mataī on...
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    condition, pending restoration. Bay of Islands Vintage Railway Built for Glen Afton Coal Co, 1924–1958. Static display Huntly West playground 1960–1978. Private...
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  • The Huntly rail bridge bombing occurred on the Glen Afton (or Awaroa) Branch, near Huntly, New Zealand around 3 a.m. on 30 April 1951, when high explosives...
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    Dobson coal mine, nine killed due to an explosion 24 September 1939, Glen Afton coal mine, Huntly, 11 asphyxiated by carbon monoxide 19 January 1967,...
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  • Glen Afton Spring, near Pen Mar Park...
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    Glen Afton Spring, near Pen Mar Park, in the early 20th century...
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