Difference between revisions of "Wilson's Cement Works - Visit"

Revision as of 16:48, 31 December 2010

SITE TO VISIT
Wilson's Cement Works
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Ethnicity:	European
Site type:	Mine and industrial site
Where:	East of Warworth
How to get there:	Car Take Rulhane Rd from Warkworth, 1.5 km turn left onto Wilson Rd, 0.8 km turn left into site. Walking distance from Warkworth
How Long to allow:	30 minutes
Disclaimer

<googlemap lat="-36.408504" lon="174.681866" zoom="16"> -36.408556, 174.68178, Cement Works,Warkworth, New Zealand </googlemap>

What:

 Mine and cement works.  Site of the first Portland cement production in the southern hemisphere. There is a charge.

Web Info:

What else to do there:

Note the mine managers house opposite the entrance. Warkworth is a pleasant bustling town.

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-'''What:'''  Mine and cement works.  Site of the first Portland cement production in the southern hemisphere. There is a charge.
+'''What:'''
-'''Web Info:''' [http://www.historic.org.nz/en/Publications/HeritageNZMagazine/HeritageNZ2002/HNZ02-LegacyConcrete.aspx http://www.historic.org.nz/en/Publications/HeritageNZMagazine/HeritageNZ2002/HNZ02-LegacyConcrete.aspx]
+  Mine and cement works.  Site of the first Portland cement production in the southern hemisphere. There is a charge.
+'''Web Info:'''
+[http://www.historic.org.nz/en/Publications/HeritageNZMagazine/HeritageNZ2002/HNZ02-LegacyConcrete.aspx http://www.historic.org.nz/en/Publications/HeritageNZMagazine/HeritageNZ2002/HNZ02-LegacyConcrete.aspx]
 [http://www.ipenz.org.nz/heritage/itemdetail.cfm?itemid=88 IPENZ Register]
-'''What else to do there:''' Note the mine managers house opposite the entrance. Warkworth is a pleasant bustling town.
+'''What else to do there:'''
+Note the mine managers house opposite the entrance. Warkworth is a pleasant bustling town.
 [[Category:Auckland_Sites_to_Visit]]
 [[Category:Industrial_Archaeology]]