kumara gold dredge west coast new zealand history

Description The Kumara Gold Dredge in 1965 I remember some years before this and just like lots of Coast school kids visited this dredge when it was working and it was so huge and noisy West Coast New Zealand History 30th Nov 2018 The Kumara Gold Dredge1965 In Website West Coast New Zealand History Retrieved 26th Feb 2020 2231

Kumara Once a bustling centre of gold mining activity on the West Coast Kumara is now a major stopping point for the West Coast Wilderness cycling trail Kumara is a vibrant town with a colourful history Pronounced KuMARa this picturesque town was once home to New Zealands longest serving Prime Minister Richard John Seddon

Kumara is your gateway to the wild West Coast Kumara is a historic gold town on the West Coast of the South Island of New Zealand Located on SH 73 1 hour from Arthurs Pass

Pretty sure its the Kaniere Dredge working in Taramakau river near Kumara probably near where greenstone creek meets the Taramakau the old dredge tailings are still there covered in trees but the dredge sheds etc are all gone that area was being dredged when I lived in Kumara in the 1980s as it was very rich in Alluvial gold from glaciation concentrated in river gravels in front of the glaciers one

The Kumara Racing Club hosts one of the most popular race meetings held in New Zealand when the Kumara Gold Nuggets are raced for at the once a year meeting in January The feature race is the Kumara Gold Nuggets and as well as the prize money the winning owners receive Gold Nuggets

The area around Kumara was overlooked in the 1860s gold rushes but in 1876 coarse gold was found in glacial gravels leading to the West Coast’s last major gold rush There was considerable overburden a gravel layer above the gold so hydraulic sluicing was the only feasible way to recover the gold

Once a bustling centre of gold mining activity on the West Coast Kumara is now a major stopping point for the West Coast Wilderness cycling trail Kumara is a vibrant town with a colourful history Pronounced KuMARa this picturesque town was once home to New Zealands longest serving Prime Minister Richard John Seddon

The Kumara Long Tunnel Company started in 1882 and worked the Kumara goldfield for the life of the field however from the 1890s mining gradually declined The field has produced approximately 500 000 ounces of gold The Kaniere Gold Dredging Company operated behind Hokitika from 1938 to 1953 achieving 175 000 ounces

Location city or town Ikamatua Location city or town Reefton Location city or town Blackwater Contributor Paul Huffam Read the full record details for Photograph Grey River Gold Dredge 1950s

Kumara West Coast Ride West Coast Wilderness Trail Kumara Goldtrails A community newsletter for the residents and visitors to Kumara Previous Editions click here Contact the Editor West Coast New Zealand State Highway 73 on the West Coast Wilderness Cycle Trail

Town of Kumara West Coast New Zealand State Highway 73 on the West Coast Wilderness Cycle Trail Created and maintained voluntarily by Andrew SintonWhite 2019 for the town of SintonWhite 2019 for the town of Kumara

Kumara Races If youre looking for a taste of West Coast hospitality this is a race day not to be missed Next Race Meet Saturday 11th January 2020 The Kumara Racing Club hosts one of the most popular race meetings held in New Zealand when the Kumara Gold Nuggets are raced for at the once a year meeting in January

Hokitika offers the best of the West Coast of New Zealand a dramatic beach wide range of walks two serene lakes wild rivers mountain views and great cafes and galleries Funfilled relaxed holidays like you used to have but with better coffee Hokitika the cool little town

17 Hamilton Street Hokitika 7810 West Coast New Zealand The historic Carnegie Building once the towns library is at the corner of Tancred and Hamilton streets Turn left at the town clock and then take the next right and cross the first intersection

A lot of gold ends up in the sea and on the West Coast of New Zealand many black sand beaches are gold rich The difficulty with mining the black sand beaches in the past has been separating the gold out as black sand is very heavy and the fine gold is often lost using traditional separation methods trying to refine the gold

By the 1920s Gillespies was a ghost town briefly revived from 1933 to 1946 when a large bucketdredge mined the beach sands and the old town site Directions Gillespies Beach Fox Glacier West Coast New Zealand