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Greetings from the Township of Tinwald

Rt Hon William Massey former NZ Prime Minister

Tinwald's History:

Tinwald was originally the only settlement within 10 kilometres when the European settlers arrived. Thesettlers finally managed to cross the Ashburton river, thus forming the next settlement of Ashburton. Prominent former citizens of Tinwald include William Massey, who was Prime Minister of New Zealand from 1912 to 1925. For more information about Tinwald's history click here.

Tinwald Statistics taken in 2001:

• The Population is 2703 and there are 135 business locations
• Average Annual Income $16,800 Tinwald compared to $18,400 Ashburton and $18,500 in NZ
• There are 1047 Tinwald households and 50% are occupied by couples without children
• 84% homes don’t have a mortgage and 97.5% of the population are European

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Plains Museum - Ashburton Railway & Preservation Society Established 1970

It was the middle of winter when I visited the Plains Museum housed on the Tinwald domain. John French and Murray Oakley were on duty and they were only to willing to show me around. These are just a few of the many things I saw.

Members John French and Murray Oakley proudly stand alongside the JA 1260. Both men have a wealth of knowledge about these engines and the museum.

Ashburton County Traction Engine.

Museum's Town Clock

Dental clinic chair and tooth drill more commonly known as 'the murder house'.

The J A1260 Steam engine weighs 109 tone. It was made in Dunedin and is the last passenger steam train to run from Christchurch to Oamaru. The Museum's other locomotive is a K88 built in New Jersey in 1878.

It was the first rail express train to run from Christchurch to Dunedin in 1878. After 50 years of service it was dumped in the Oreti river. It was rescued from the river in 1973 after some men had a bet that they could not get it out of the river. The bet was either lost or won and it finished up in the hands of Bob Anderson of Ashburton who restored it and had it running by 1980.

The boiler then failed and it sat idle for 10 years until a Trust was formed and enough money was raised to rebuild the boiler unit. The Countdown supermarket was transported from Timaru and is now the home of both steam engines.

There are many restored traction engines around but this one is unique. It’s a 8 HP McLaren that has only ever had one owner. It was purchased new by the Ashburton County Council in 1925 and the then NZ Prime Minister Rt Hon Sid Holland personally drove it from Christchurch to Ashburton to deliver it to it new owners.

The museum grounds are now the new home of the Waterton Anglican Church which was built in 1878. The Church was designed by B W Mountford who also designed the Christchurch cathedral.

Former Timaru Countdown Supermarket now home of the steam engines.

The museum has a replica of Ashburton's first accommodation house in Ashburton opened by William Turton, on the riverside.

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