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Goldmining: sluiced terraces of period 1870-1890 near St Bathans, Central Otago.
Goldmining: pattern of water races (leats) under snow near Nevis River, Central Otago.
Another Nevis photo.
Goldmining: carefully stacked tailings (boulders) line the wastewater channels beside a sluiced face at Northburn, Central Otago. The gravels of the terraces have been sluiced away and large stones have been stacked to guide the tail races and the settling boxes
21890009.JPG (92024 bytes) Hayes Engineering Works, near Oturehua
21890014.JPG (98956 bytes) Goldmining: a wider view of the Northburn tailings
21890020.JPG (105957 bytes) Goldmining on the Kyeburn River. The gravels of the terraces have been sluiced away and large stones have been stacked to guide the tail races and the settling boxes.
21890016.JPG (82900 bytes) Totara Estate Centennial Park, near Oamaru, historic meat industry farm and slaughterhouse. This is where the first sheep were slaughtered and frozen for export, revolutionising the New Zealand economy. The slaughter house and freezing chamber is at lower right of the distinct grassed quadrangle. Behind is Sebastopol Hill and the Brydone Memorial.
193-004R.jpg (442076 bytes) Shotover River, view looking north on the upper reaches. It is part of The Branches Station. The edges of the terraces have been sluiced for gold.
193-001R.jpg (415582 bytes) Upper Shotover River, part of The Branches Station, near Queenstown.
193-002R.jpg (492309 bytes) Upper Shotover River.
193-003R.jpg (491268 bytes) Muddy Terrace, upper Shotover River, part of The Branches Station. Some features of an intricate pattern of water races, dams, agricultural enclosures (post 1880?), house sites and sluiced faces can just be detected.
193-005R.jpg (564229 bytes) Skippers (an abandoned goldmining township) in the middle reaches of the Shotover River.
193-006R.jpg (467962 bytes) Sluiced terraces on the middle reaches of the Shotover River
193-007R.jpg (472792 bytes) Sluiced terraces on the middle reaches of the Shotover River
193-008R.jpg (512796 bytes) Sainsburys Terrace and pipeline bungy, Shotover River.