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ISSN 1170-1099 120TC049/04 Published Tuesday and Thursday THURSDAY, DECEMBER 9, 2004 Circulated FREE to all households throughout Te Awamutu and surrounding districts. Extra copies 35c. BRIEFLY Choral Christmas Icon moved from park at St John’s The public is invited to join St John’s Church Choir and New life to be breathed into steam engine guests this Sunday afternoon for their Christmas Concert. The show starts at 2pm and includes items by the choir, plus congregational singing led by the choir. Also featuring is Te Awamutu College third former Sarah Robertson, who is a member of the College Senior Band and Te Awamutu Brass. This talented youngster is performing ‘A Nightingale Sang in Berkley Square’ on tenor horn and ‘Swinging Shepherd Blues’ on alto saxophone. Everyone is welcome to at- tend the concert. Black Caps coming here The National Bank Cricket Roadshow comes to Te Awamutu on February 28 next ON THE MOVE: The Climax B steam engine’s wheel assembly and ‘body’ are removed from Memorial Park on Saturday. 344041A,BD year. The roadshow gives kids the Te Awamutu Memorial Park’s He was encouraged to fi nd that the chance to meet the Black Caps Climax Steam Engine 1317 was suc- engine’s pistons and valves were clean - who will be in this area for cessfully moved to a Council depot in and intact when the head covers were the National Bank International Daphne Street on Saturday. removed at the depot. Cricket Series one day match The all wheel drive bush locomotive, “They appear to be serviceable against Australia at Westpac which hauled logs for timber mills at without a great deal of trouble and Park in Hamilton on March 2. Arohena till 1946 and then in Nga- the cast iron components are intact. Keen youngsters will get the roma till 1954, was gifted to the Memo- However, the engine is generally in chance to bowl to a Black Cap rial Park in the late 1950’s by Smyth poor condition. The framework needs at Albert Park, measure their Bros and Boyer Ltd. The engine was to be completely replaced and the axles height against Jacob Oram and previously owned by the Egmont Box and gears need a lot of work,” Mr Wil- take part in a catching competi- Company in the King Country. liamson said. tion. It was brought to the Memorial Park “The boiler may possibly be repaired around 1960 by the Jaycees. Former for steaming, but converting the en- members Bob Vaile, Phil Ward and Joe gine to run on compressed air should Sharing season Tolich, who was one of the moving crew be considered.” JOE TOLICH (right) with fellow former Jaycees Bob Vaile Freeman Court has extended from then, were present on Saturday Marc Dawson was present to record (left) and Phil Ward. Photo supplied. a special invitation to those to see Te Awamutu Lions move the the move in 3-D on fi lm and video. Former Te Awamutu Jaycee Joe Tolich (above right) is in the community who would engine from its home of 44 years. “If the engine is not to be returned to the only surviving member of the party which brought the normally be on their own for The move from the park required the the Memorial Park, let it be returned Climax Steam Engine into Te Awamutu in 1960. Christmas. track along the Mangaohoi stream to to the glory of full working order,” said The project was undertaken by the club under the presi- They are welcome to join be widened and gravel laid. Mr Dawson. who grew up with the en- dency of the late John Martin, who also went on the recov- Freeman Court residents for The engine’s wheel assembly was gine over his family’s back fence and ery trip with another member, the late Ken Price. a traditional Christmas lunch pulled out with a digger. Then the whose current Rewi Street home was A truck was borrowed from Reg Schimanski and driven (midday) in the rest home engine was lifted by crane and loaded previously occupied by Archie McMil- by the late George Bain. dining room. There is a small onto a fl atbed truck. lan who drove the Climax Engine. Mr Tolich says the engine was on a raised siding at charge ($10) and bookings are It travelled via Christie Avenue, Lions public services chairman Rus- Ngaroma. Mr Bain backed the truck into the siding and essential (ph 871 5260). Ohaupo Road, Racecourse Road, Fac- sell Easton co-ordinated the move. forestry workers pushed the engine onto the truck with tory Road, Alexandra Street and Pa- “I would like to thank all involved another engine. Festive fare for terangi Road to the Council depot in for their co-operation and assistance. Everyone was surprised at how easily the shift went. Daphne Street. We want to form a trust as a vehicle Driving into town on the narrow road proved more dan- Foodbank The engine was lowered onto wood to fund raise for restoration work. Our gerous, especially when Mr Bain pulled over for a car and blocks. Rails under the blocks were goal is to promote restoration, however Westpac is once again col- the weight of the engine pulled the truck down the camber rolled over steel pipes to move the the future of the engine is yet to be de- and off the road. lecting items for Foodbank engine into the depot shed with a push cided by Council,” Mr Easton said. Christmas parcels. The truck stopped in the grass, but was stuck. from a loader driven by Jeff Bowers. “The engine is a valuable asset. It The team recruited a nearby farmer to pull them out Non-perishable goods can be Ken Williamson, who had recently is important that it remains in Te left under the Christmas tree in with his tractor, and stuck to the middle of the road for the made detailed engineering drawings Awamutu.” rest of the journey. the bank’s Te Awamutu branch of the engine to assist his building a Te Awamutu Lions would welcome from tomorrow for distribution The engine was taken down then near empty Christie working scale model, was available anyone with assistance or support for Avenue and tipped onto the concrete pad the club built to needy families this Christ- with advice for its safe handling dur- the project to contact Mr Easton at 871 mas. previously. Mr Tolich says amazingly it slid neatly into the ing the move. 5576. resting place it had for the last 44 years without a hitch. 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The truck operators committee’s im- the support of people using Alexandra To the committee of truck operators, plied threat to the retail sector, that if Street on this issue. Christmas yes we are aware of your predicament trucks are taken out of the main street, CHRIS SMITH Street Party and heed your call to get behind the the economy would fail, is the sort of President - Chamber of Commerce and Float Parade Sports awards th Get Government out Friday 10 December great night • Amusement Rides and of our private lives On behalf of Kihikihi Waikato Eventing Inc, I wish to thank Waipa Networks and Entertainment Once again this week we will see The people of Te Awamutu and its the Government pass into law more district are smart people, we only Sport Waikato for hosting the Waipa Dis- • Windy 50 Mobility social engineering. have to look at our town and the trict Sports Awards. I do not believe that we elect our surrounding farms to realise this. It was a wonderful evening. The organi- Scooter Dash at 5.15pm Government to interfere constantly Well, I think it is time to spread that sation and presentation was second to in our private lives. common sense further afi eld. none and the Greek theme refl ecting the If we the people have signalled, Everyone seems to shy away from Athens Olympics was superb.