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NZ Gold History 1900s - A good read
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Posted : Monday, 16 September 2013 5:58:36 PM(UTC)
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Hello all,
Im not sure if anyone has posted this before.I just found this piece on NZ gold history,thought it worth sharing.Cheers


http://mags13history.wik...+in+New+Zealand+book.pdf
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Posted : Monday, 16 September 2013 8:11:39 PM(UTC)
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jebus 87 pounds wow
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Posted : Monday, 16 September 2013 10:02:53 PM(UTC)
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That was a good read. Thanks for sharing that.
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Posted : Tuesday, 17 September 2013 7:42:18 PM(UTC)
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No worries Chch,Iv read allsorts on the net,but I thought this was really worth a share,covers a lot of stuff I didn't know and also all the goldfields represented North/South,87 pounds those were the days !
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mathew armishaw  
Posted : Tuesday, 10 December 2013 11:51:52 PM(UTC)
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good read m8t loved it. thanks 4 sharing
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Posted : Saturday, 14 December 2013 7:58:13 AM(UTC)
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Awesome read, got it bookmarked to finish reading later. Cheers for that.

Noted.
The Martha mine closed in 1952 with a total of 992,233 kilograms of bullion.
In 1912 a miners strike there went for 6 months resulting in NewZealands first industrial dispute death, of a miner.

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