In the late 1920s and early 1930s Kurow was a ‘hydro town’ which expanded to house workers building the Waitaki dam and hydroelectric power station. The power station was opened in October 1934. As follow-up work continued, Kurow’s school still had a large roll in 1936.
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Upper Waitaki Pioneer Museum and Art Gallery
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