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Buying Howard Keene's book - Going for gold- search for riches in the Wilberforce Valley

kiwijw		Posted : Thursday, 31 July 2014 5:57:56 AM(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: nafcd sure would be bluebird. bit cold for panning at the moment. prob wont be back that way until spring. if you want a good read get a book called: a place called moonlight. about the gold on the moonlight creek area on the coast. dam interesting. those old buggers did it tough. There was a copy of that book in that auction as well.......& on trademe at the moment. Yes it is a good read & some good reasearch went in to the making of it. Moonlight is a fasinating & cool place to explore & hunt out some gold. JW :)

Jd		Posted : Friday, 1 August 2014 1:00:56 AM(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)		(sure would be bluebird. bit cold for panning at the moment. prob wont be back that way until spring. if you want a good read get a book called: a place called moonlight. about the gold on the moonlight creek area on the coast. dam interesting. those old buggers did it tough.) Hi guys I also brought that book and got it at the information center in reefton as I was passing through they have a few good reads in their jd
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Bluebirds3		Posted : Friday, 29 August 2014 6:15:55 AM(UTC)
Rank: Gold Dust Groups: Registered Joined: 15/07/2014(UTC) Posts: 9 Location: Rakaia Gorge Thanks: 4 times Was thanked: 1 time(s) in 1 post(s)		Just reading that Howard Keene book, Jesus, someone had gold fever! Putting a 1000 ft mine (or 2) 1/2 way up a mountain where the Tar are holding on with their teeth and the entrance to the mine is in a rock slide. Impressive stuff. Have talked to two natives (musters) who have been in the mine and say its a pretty daunting place, every so often the entrance to the mines are exposed when the rock slide moves. Said to be well worth a look if you enjoy a refreshing walk, get your weather right and don't visit in earthquakes. Or is someone trying to put me off? Wonder why?

Jd		Posted : Friday, 29 August 2014 6:27:04 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)		Its a great read lots of great info about the area the rail way tracks are meant to be still in place inside the mine along with old tobacco tins and trinkets let me know if you make it up their i am keen to know what you think of the Terran jd
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