Glen Afton
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Glen Afton New Zealand is an ex coal mining town that is now just a rural village with some houses and very few services or amenities. There is one large and one small open cast coal mines still operating in the area.
The nearest town is Huntly, New Zealand
. Huntly is about 14 km and 15 minutes drive from Glen Afton. The region is the Waikato and the nearest city is Hamilton NZ.
Glen Afton has a Dairy (Store) and a Club Rooms (The Blue Room). There is a Primary School at Pukemiro (The next Village).
http://www.school.nz/school/pukemiro-school
There is the Bush Railway and the Country Music Club meets at the Club Rooms.
http://www.bushtramwayclub.com/
There was a mining disaster at Glen Afton in 1939. Glen Afton mine, Huntly, 24 September 1939: 11 men were asphyxiated by carbon monoxide.
Alan Sherwood and Jock Phillips. 'Coal and coal mining - Mining accidents', Te Ara - the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, updated 26-Nov-10
URL: http://www.TeAra.govt.nz/en/coal-and-coal-mining/7
The roads in the area are good and mostly sealed. There is no public transport.
Land and House prices are quite cheap because of Glen Aftons location and the lack of amenities and services. Also Rates (Land Taxes) are quite mild as again there is little in the way of facilities.
The nearest town is Huntly, New Zealand
Huntly, New Zealand
Huntly is a town in the Waikato region of the North Island of New Zealand. It is on State Highway 1, 93 kilometres south of Auckland and 35 kilometres north of Hamilton. It is situated on the North Island Main Trunk Railway and straddles the Waikato River.Huntly was called Rahui Pokeka when...
. Huntly is about 14 km and 15 minutes drive from Glen Afton. The region is the Waikato and the nearest city is Hamilton NZ.
Glen Afton has a Dairy (Store) and a Club Rooms (The Blue Room). There is a Primary School at Pukemiro (The next Village).
http://www.school.nz/school/pukemiro-school
There is the Bush Railway and the Country Music Club meets at the Club Rooms.
http://www.bushtramwayclub.com/
There was a mining disaster at Glen Afton in 1939. Glen Afton mine, Huntly, 24 September 1939: 11 men were asphyxiated by carbon monoxide.
Alan Sherwood and Jock Phillips. 'Coal and coal mining - Mining accidents', Te Ara - the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, updated 26-Nov-10
URL: http://www.TeAra.govt.nz/en/coal-and-coal-mining/7
The roads in the area are good and mostly sealed. There is no public transport.
Land and House prices are quite cheap because of Glen Aftons location and the lack of amenities and services. Also Rates (Land Taxes) are quite mild as again there is little in the way of facilities.