Peggy Sarginson, of Wanaka, reflects on the days before the level of Lake Hawea was raised and her husband Ian built the road to Dingleburn Station. Photo by Lucy Ibbotson : Scary days on Dingle road

Mac Passmore (left) and Jack Daly at work. Photo from the Charlie Cassidy Collection : Scary days on Dingle road

Mac Passmore pushes rock over the edge. Photo from the Charlie Cassidy Collection : Scary days on Dingle road

Jack Daly lowers machinery down the jagged cliff face. Photo from the Charlie Cassidy Collection : Scary days on Dingle road

The peninsula at Timaru Creek which went underwater when Lake Hawea was raised. The Bill Urquhart Family Collection : Scary days on Dingle road

Charlie Cassidy (left) and Dingleburn Station shepherd Barry Keach on a break. Photo from Charlie Cassidy Collection. : Scary days on Dingle road

Mac Passmore rigs explosives. Photo from Charlie Cassidy Collection. : Scary days on Dingle road

Enjoying the party at Dingleburn Station held for the road's opening in 1963 are (from left) Les Robertson, Charlie Cassidy, Mac Passmore, Jack Daly and Ian Sarginson. Photo from Charlie Cassidy Collection. : Scary days on Dingle road

Ian "Sarge" Sarginson at the end of a hard day's work. Photo from Charlie Cassidy Collection. : Scary days on Dingle road

Scary days on Dingle road : Scary days on Dingle road