Talk:Onehunga Ironworks

Coordinates seem inaccurate

The coordinates (36°55′55″S 174°47′06″E) do not seem to be accurate. The ironworks was not by the waterfront. It was adjacent to the original Onehunga railway station, refer to c.1889 photograph of the works in the ironworks article. The article on Onehunga station says that the original station "opened in 1873, and was situated adjacent to Princes Street, to the north-east of the current station. Additionally, the Onehunga Wharf railway station served the Port of Onehunga from 1878 to 1927". I think that the current coordinates presume that the ironworks was adjacent to the Onehunga Wharf railway station, which is incorrect. A photograph of the area in the 1940s (also in the ironworks article), shows the old ironworks chimney and the original railway station alongside a straight street, nowhere near water. Assuming the road is Princes St, the road is on the left in the photo, indicating that the view is looking up the line toward Auckland (The possibility that the photo has been reversed is eliminated by the car being shown on the correct side of the road.) Hopefully, a local with some information about the old railway station can sort out the correct coordinates. TrimmerinWiki (talk) 23:47, 4 January 2024 (UTC)

@TrimmerinWiki: You're right - based on this aerial shot I've updated the coordinates - do you think these ones seem correct? --Prosperosity (talk) 00:54, 5 January 2024 (UTC)

@Prosperosity Thank you for taking up the cause, and making the change so quickly. The aerial shot that you found seems to settle the matter for me. In the meantime, I also found a statement that the ironworks was at the corner of Princes and Galway streets (here https://ko-kr.facebook.com/Timespanner/photos/duroid-products-on-the-old-onehunga-ironworks-site-at-the-corner-of-galway-and-p/2514371385282128/ ). Although that is not an 'authoritative source', it does seem to confirm the names of the streets shown in your aerial photograph. That address is very close to your new coordinates, and seems consistent with all three photographs. Great Job! Thanks again.TrimmerinWiki (talk) 02:38, 5 January 2024 (UTC)