Port Craig, New Zealand

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Port Craig is located along the south coast of the South Island New Zealand near Tuatapere. It was a small logging town born in 1916, with 200+ men women and children living there in its prime. Like other New Zealand bush towns, Port Craig comprised of hardy kiwi bushmen and their families, recent immigrants and a few others trying to keep clear of the law! The Malborough Timber Company had a large scale plan to log one of the countries last significant coastal forests. The company planed big, they built the Dominion's largest sawmill, an extensive tramway system, port facilities and township all with out road access. The bush was worked by the Lidgerwood overhead logging cable system.

Contents 1 Logging Days 1.1 Milling 1.2 The Bush 1.3 Tramways 1.4 Viaducts 1.5 Shipping 1.6 The Village 1.7 School 1.8 Incidents & Accidents 1.9 Closure 2 Recent History 2.1 Reopening 2.2 Doc Hut 3 References 4 See also

[edit] Logging Days

The logging days commenced in 1917 and continued till about 1929, when it shut down in the face of the looming depression.

[edit] Milling

[edit] The Bush

[edit] Tramways

[edit] Viaducts

Percy Burn Viaduct

[edit] Shipping

[edit] The Village

[edit] School

[edit] Incidents & Accidents

[edit] Closure

[edit] Recent History

[edit] Reopening

[edit] Doc Hut

The School house

[edit] References

• Viaducts against the sky, Warren Bird 1998

[edit] See also

• Tuatapere

• Hump Ridge Track

• Waitutu Forest