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Story: Hydroelectricity

Hydro town

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Hydro town

The township at Roxburgh dam, built to accommodate construction workers, was an essential part of building the power stations. The dam was completed in 1956.

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Alexander Turnbull Library, Whites Aviation Collection

Reference: WA-35517

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John E. Martin, Hydroelectricity – National hydro system, Te Ara – the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, https://teara.govt.nz/en/photograph/22465/hydro-town (accessed 4 June 2026).

Story by John E. Martin, published 20 April 2010.