THE STORY OF STEAM FERRY EXCURSIONS BEFORE PEOPLE HAD CARSTHE CENTENARY OF THE LAST STEAM FERRY TOROA Join us at the Toroa restoration yard for a presentation on the decades of Aucklanders taking their recreation on the steam ferries. This will be followed by a tour of the restoration of …
The steam ferry Toroa turns 100 this year, and we are putting out an urgent call to action for donors, sponsors and volunteers to get behind the completion of the restoration and the return of the historic ferry to operation on the Waitematā. Rescued from the chainsaws and burial in …
NOTICE OF AGM Toroa Preservation Society Inc. Sunday 16th February 2025 at 2 pm for the year 2023-2024 at the Toroa restoration site, 2 Selwood Rd, Henderson 1026 All are invited to attend the Annual General Meeting of the Toroa Preservation Society and to look over the restoration Toroa’s eventful …
Here is a grand opportunity to contribute to the restoration of Auckland’s last steam ferry by bidding on Trade Me for this limited edition print of the 1983 painting by Gary Schofield MNZM, framed in wood from the ferry itself. Go to www.trademe.co.nz/a/marketplace/antiques-collectables/art-deco-retro/art and search for Toroa Steam Ferry. The …
The Toroa Preservation Society Newsletter, Summer 2021-22 Welcome to Toroa Tales No.46. Yet again, again, progress has been disrupted somewhat by Covid19 and resultant lockdowns – more than a third of the time since the last Toroa Tales has been under Level 3 or 4. Under Auckland lockdown conditions, no …
A note of acknowledgement to all who attended the Toroa Preservation Society’s events in the 2019 Auckland Heritage Festival, and our warm thanks for the support and appreciation expressed by so many participants. And thank you too for the donations towards the restoration of Auckland’s last steam ferry Toroa. If …
This is a brief update on recent activities at the Selwood Rd restoration site. We intend to post regular updates as well as the more formal Toroa Tales newsletter. Steel deck beam replacement We are back on track with this work after a delay waiting for sandblasting and epoxy-coating of …
Restoring the Steam Ferry Toroa Last survivor of the steam ferries of Auckland, New Zealand Welcome to our new Toroa Preservation Society website Our new site tells the story of the Toroa and her restoration as we work towards returning her to steam operation as a heritage excursion ferry, carrying …
