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Howard vally - Gold

Jd		Posted : Friday, 25 January 2013 7:15:20 PM(UTC)
Rank: Gold Nugget Medals: Groups: Registered Joined: 5/07/2012(UTC) Posts: 99 Location: Blenhim Thanks: 114 times Was thanked: 19 time(s) in 13 post(s)		WHO has hunted up this area we had a breaf look durring the winter but just returned from a weeks camping their what a neat place we tramped each day and covered some miles we discovered plenty , over the years its been a buisy place im keen to know of others exsperiances up this way their is alot of history can anyone help me doc dont have anything I met an old guy who has spent alot of his life up that way we came across him in the middle of no where he lives up their but didnt give away to much thanks jd
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kiwijw		Posted : Friday, 25 January 2013 8:00:11 PM(UTC)
Rank: Gold Ingot Groups: Registered Joined: 28/03/2010(UTC) Posts: 1,152 Thanks: 92 times Was thanked: 658 time(s) in 324 post(s)		Originally Posted by: Jd WHO has hunted up this area we had a breaf look durring the winter but just returned from a weeks camping their what a neat place we tramped each day and covered some miles we discovered plenty , over the years its been a buisy place im keen to know of others exsperiances up this way their is alot of history can anyone help me doc dont have anything I met an old guy who has spent alot of his life up that way we came across him in the middle of no where he lives up their but didnt give away to much thanks jd Get hold of a book called "The Golden Bush" by Temple Sutherland. You will really enjoy it. It covers mining in the area during the depression years. No more said. This copy, the original first release Or this one a later realease JW :)

bittenbythebug		Posted : Friday, 25 January 2013 11:15:29 PM(UTC)
Rank: Gold Nugget Groups: Registered Joined: 27/11/2011(UTC) Posts: 56 Location: Wellington Thanks: 22 times Was thanked: 20 time(s) in 12 post(s)		There were over 200 families living in the Howard during the depression, what area did you tramp in? There are the remains of lots of old huts in that area which Doc have burnt down over the years. Some of the area has been worked over by bulldozer but there is plenty of tunnels and gold up in those hills.

cavey		Posted : Sunday, 27 January 2013 2:52:28 PM(UTC)
Rank: Gold Ingot Groups: Registered Joined: 19/01/2011(UTC) Posts: 145 Location: Ashburton Thanks: 42 times Was thanked: 22 time(s) in 18 post(s)		Great place up there was the first place i found gold in the south island down in the new creek fossicking area. Spent a fair bit of time up there when i was working on the transmission towers few places we found signs of old camp site and such would love to spend a couple of weeks up there prospecting and hunting hope fully this year. Regards Stuart

gavin		Posted : Sunday, 27 January 2013 7:01:25 PM(UTC)
Rank: Gold Ingot Groups: Administrators, Registered Joined: 20/02/2010(UTC) Posts: 1,326 Location: Christchurch Thanks: 736 times Was thanked: 535 time(s) in 287 post(s)		Originally Posted by: kiwijw Originally Posted by: Jd WHO has hunted up this area we had a breaf look durring the winter but just returned from a weeks camping their what a neat place we tramped each day and covered some miles we discovered plenty , over the years its been a buisy place im keen to know of others exsperiances up this way their is alot of history can anyone help me doc dont have anything I met an old guy who has spent alot of his life up that way we came across him in the middle of no where he lives up their but didnt give away to much thanks jd Get hold of a book called "The Golden Bush" by Temple Sutherland. You will really enjoy it. It covers mining in the area during the depression years. No more said. This copy, the original first release Or this one a later realease JW :) Cheers :) Just found it on Sella.co.nz for $10 so picking it up for a read.
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