New Zealand - Tuakau - Tuakau township - Between 1910-1930 - William Archer Price Photo Tuakau - The area was first used as a trading centre for passing waka that would transport goods up and down the Waikato River. - A flour mill was built in 1855. - In 1863 war broke out just south of the river and the New Zealand Government stationed in Tuakau Imperial troops brought over from Great Britain.[clarification needed] To help defend the area the Alexandra Redoubt was built as a defensive fort on the bluff near the river. The existing town which was originally intended to be built closer to the Waikato River was subsequently built in an area 2 km further inland. - The railway from Auckland reached Tuakau in 1875, when the Tuakau Railway Station was opened. (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tuakau) ------------------------- Image source: Tuakau township. Price, William Archer, 1866-1948 :Collection of post card negatives. Ref: 1/2-001514-G. Alexander Turnbull Library, Wellington, New Zealand. /records/22325643 https://natlib.govt.nz/records/22325643 #tuakau