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Mudwiggle  
Posted : Saturday, 11 June 2016 2:06:09 PM(UTC)
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All sorts of goodies here, 14 pages of mostly turn of the century maps of your area.
Chch Online Maps

Here's Hagley layout for 1906-1907 exhibition as a taster :)


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Happy digging!

Edited by user Saturday, 11 June 2016 2:10:00 PM(UTC)  | Reason: Not specified

jeff b  
Posted : Monday, 27 June 2016 10:24:33 PM(UTC)
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hey that looks like a no go place muddwiggle LOL!!!
SOMETIMES I WAKE UP GRUMPY. OTHER TIMES I LET HER SLEEP
Erickd  
Posted : Tuesday, 28 June 2016 4:50:44 PM(UTC)
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Good old Hagley, the mother park, I kick myself now that I didn't start this hobbie when they drained that lake after the quakes, during the exhibition they had huge water slides that went into the lake.
Here's another good site for Chch guys.
http://tour-of-chch.appspot.com/#
2016
Silver coins -400
Silver Jewellery/items - 22
Gold Jewellery/items - 7
Spendie $132.90
Fisher F75 & X-pointer
oroplata  
Posted : Tuesday, 28 June 2016 4:52:48 PM(UTC)
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It was mainly full of drink cans and bottle tops. :^(

roy1954  
Posted : Tuesday, 12 July 2016 6:07:44 PM(UTC)
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hi .yes i too detected after it was drained pennies ,half pennies hub caps the odd fishing reel nothing great.