Luggate "Grandview Bridge" (Red Bridge)

The first black and white photos show the site of the punt across the Clutha River that the red bridge has replaced.

This bridge is rated 'High' on the Councils Historic Register and is obviously important. 'The Luggate 'Grandview Bridge' is a local icon listed highly in the QLDC Historic Register. It was opened on October 28, 1915, and has been described as "one of the most attractively proportioned steel truss road bridges in the country." It is 103.7 metres long, and features a 61 metre 'Baltimore through truss.' The bridge replaced a punt ferry opened in 1882. In 1888, the punt was sunk when a heavily loaded wagon from the Luggate flour mill lurched to one end. But the most dramatic incident happened when the punt cable broke during a flood, sending the punt swiftly downriver into the Devil's Nook where it was wrecked. The puntman escaped by holding onto a horses tail, having cut a wagon-team free at a timely moment.' ~ Lewis Verduyn, Pioneer Rafting.

Luggate Red Bridge under construction
















Colour photo of the Red Bridge today is courtesy of Lewis Verduyn

Luggate Business's

These are Business's that are either run from Luggate or by people living in Luggate

REAL ESTATE– For any information on Luggate Real Estate, contact Local Luggate Agent Cecily Anderson on cec@professionalswanaka.co.nz phone 0274 22 33 54 or log into http://www.professionalswanaka.co.nz/ and click into the Luggate link.










Upper Clutha Transport Ltd
Phone 443 8221






Luggate Hotel Ltd
Phone 443 8523






Central Otago Lumber Ltd
Phone 443 8530






Central Trusses & Frames Ltd
Phone 443 8756
Fax 443 8798






Dr Bas Mobile Saw Doctor
Phone 443 7923
Cell 0274 302 081
Email drbas@xtra.co.nzs





Bright Sparks Wanaka
Accounts & Bookkeeping, Computer Training, PA & Secretarial Support, Advertising & Marketing
Phone 4432511
Cell 021 234 8855
Email jo@brightsparkswanaka.co.nz
http://www.brightsparkswanaka.co.nz/





63B Catering Ltd
Weddings, Functions, Celebrations
Phone 443 1774
Email info@63b.co.nz
http://www.63b.co.nz/

Forte Food
http://www.fortefood.co.nz/




Alpine Deer Group Ltd
Luggate Factory Church Road
Phone 443 8594






Woody McMartin Wood Gallery
Phone 443 8003






Aspiring Landscapes 2008 Ltd
Phone 443 4143
Email: info@aspiringlandscapes.co.nz







PIONEER RAFTING
Lewis VerduynManager
P.O. Box 124,
Wanaka 9343
N E W Z E A L A N D
Phone (64) 3 443 1246
Mobile 027 295 0418
Email ecoraft@xtra.co.nz
Website http://www.ecoraft.co.nz/





Ridgeline Tours
Mark Orbell
http://www.ridgelinenz.com/

2008 Luggate Fishing Competition

2008
FISHING COMPETITION


Results








This was the 40th year of the fishing competition with the three teamsteams competing for 16 trophys


The weather was brilliant and most fishermen were out at the crack of dawn on both Saturday and Sunday morning and a good many made the most of a very pleasant Saturday evening.



Godby's team had 17 fishermen - 35 fish - 2.059 fish per man
Booth's team had 18 fishermen - 25 fish - 1.389 fish per man
Ironside's team had 17 fishermen - 31 fish - 1.823 fish per man



Willy Willson from the Ironsides team caught the most fish with a healthy total of 11 for the weekend



TOTAL FISH All Teams - 91 fish

Willy Willson from Ironsides team took out the LUGGATE ALBION TROPHY for the Best Fish Ironside's Team, the VULCAN HOTEL TROPHY for Best Fish Factor Overall and the A.KIRK MEMORIAL TROPHY for the Heaviest Rainbow Ironside's Team

B.I.G. - Best average catch per man all teams went to Godby's Team

C.NEWMAN MEMORIAL TROPHY - Heaviest fish for Junior was Liam Harrington from Ettrick who also won the CLUTHA FISHERIES TRUST for the junior with the most fish.

J H Harrington also won a prize in the CLUTHA FISHERIES TRUST for the Junior with the most fish with 4 fish.


TOTAL WEIGHT All Teams - 210lb 15oz

TOTAL NUMBER of fishermen - 52

While the fish were being weighed in, several BBQ's were set up and everyone enjoyed sitting around catching up with friends.

As an added celebration of the 40th anniversary there was an evening meal at the Districts Club in Wanaka.

History - Luggate Fishing Competition

In October 1969 two crib owners Jim Booth and Graham Godby started competing for a trophy they named the Luggate Trouters Trophy. In the first year there were 5 men in the Godby team and 6 in the Booths team.

This trophy has been competed for every year since, with a further trophy now included for a local Luggate team led by John Ironside (Tinny) to compete for. This is the B.I.G. Shield (being Booth, Ironside and Godby) and this hangs in the local hotel.

The teams are only allowed to fish from the shore but can fish in any lake, or river.

This competition is run in the first weekend in October with the weigh in being held at 12 noon on the Sunday.

There is a book available from Graham Godby (cost $10.00) of all the records from day one of the fishing competition which includes some interesting photos as well. Phone Graham 03 443 8503 if you are interested in a obtaining a copy.

History: The Beginning

The Luggate Creek which runs through the middle of the village was named by Surveyor J.T. Thompson after Luggate Water, a small stream in Berwickshire and the township gets its name from the stream.

Luggate Village was born when Henry Maidman built the first hotel there in 1869 as a stop over point for wagons on the way from Cromwell to Wanaka. It was a warm sheltered corner and was a popular stopping place.

Why Luggate

People choose to live in Luggate because of the quiet rural lifestyle, fantastic views, affordable housing, its close proximity to Wanaka, lack of tourists and the walkways throughout the rural areas surrounding Luggate, particularly along the Luggate Creek and to and along the Clutha River. By retaining large section sizes, the open rural character of Luggate has been retained with no sections less than 800m2

Welcome to the Luggate Blog

The aim of this Blog is to give general information and past history of the Luggate township.

I thank the Wanaka Historical Society for the use of some of their old Luggate photos and copyright is to be acknowledged

Where is Luggate?
Luggate is a delightful township located in the Southern Lakes region of Otago New Zealand. Only 13km east of Lake Wanaka on State Highway 6 it is situated at the foot of both Criffel and Pisa mountain ranges.

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