Welcome to RECOLLECT
Blaketown lagoon.1862. Welcome to "West Coast NZ History". Help keep West Coast Recollect alive! Former mayor Tony Kokshoorn has exclusively gifted us a digitised copy of his historical book. All donations of $25 or over will receive a digital copy. Visit our Givealittle page to make a donation, please include your email address.
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30 Year Gold Price History
30 Year Gold Price History. 1,811.77. +4.58. +0.25%. Metal Gold Silver. Currency USD United States Dollar AED United Arab Emirates Dirham AFN Afghan Afghani ALL Albanian Lek AMD Armenian Dram ANG Netherlands Antillean Guilder AOA Angolan Kwanza ARS Argentine Peso AUD Australian Dollar AWG Aruban Florin AZN Azerbaijani Manat BAM Bosnia
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Paydirt Home
New Zealand Gold. Prospecting & Fossicking. Information, maps and active community for people prospecting & fossicking for gold in New Zealand.
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Gold: History of Use, Mining, Prospecting, Assay & Production
Gold was produced in the southern Appalachian region as early as 1792 and perhaps as early as 1775 in southern California. The discovery of gold at Sutter's Mill in California sparked the gold rush of 1849-50, and hundreds of mining camps sprang to life as new deposits were discovered. Gold production increased rapidly.
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Hocken Snapshop
Hocken Snapshop. On the Beach, St Clair, Dunedin, c.1905, Guy Morris photograph S09-269c. The Hocken Collections / Uare Taoka o Hākena is home to a significant collection of photographs with a particular focus on Aotearoa New Zealand's people and places. What you see here represents just a small sample of our extensive holdings.
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Historical Gold Charts and Data
Historical GOLD. Yearly average data and charts (1833 - present). Yearly, monthly charts and data (1975 - present). Daily 24-hour and New York charts starting from May 20, 1999
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1870s: assisted migration – Te Ara Encyclopedia of New Zealand
Page 2. 1870s: assisted migration. In 1870 New Zealand's agent general, Isaac Featherston, toured Norway, Sweden and Denmark recruiting settlers. Prospective migrants were promised free passage and 10 acres of land. In 1871 the first government-assisted Scandinavian immigrants arrived in Wellington aboard the Celaeno.
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About gold jewellery
Throughout history, gold has been treasured for its natural beauty and radiance. For this reason, many cultures have imagined gold to represent the sun. Yellow gold jewellery is still the most popular colour, but today gold is available in a diverse palette.
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The Gold Rush of 1849
06-04-2010· The discovery of gold nuggets in the Sacramento Valley in early 1848 sparked the California Gold Rush, one of the largest mass migrations in American history.
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Company History
1922. Roche Brothers was a civil engineering and contract mining company founded in 1922. Roche brothers pioneered the use of backhoe tractors, helping Australia to be at the forefront of open cut mining technology. Roche Brothers was sold to Downer EDI Limited in 1997.
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West Coast – the ghost town capital of New
13-08-2016· Inside the miniature historic cottage built by the school children at Kotuku. When Smithem started school in 1946 the Jack's Mill roll was 45. By 1955 he was one of only six.
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Search for family history records in New Zealand
You can search NZ birth, death, marriage, civil union and name change records. Search historical birth, death and marriage records. Family records in Australia. Many NZ families originated in Europe, but they might have emigrated to Australia first. Christchurch City Libraries has an extensive list of Australian family history resources.
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Mining
16-08-2020· Many of DOC's managed historic hut sites date to this era. DOC has as many as 1000 gold mining sites on lands it manages. The following sites are actively managed and developed for visitors, and represent most of New Zealand's significant gold mining heritage. Gold mining sites actively managed by DOC are: Auckland. Oreville Stamper Battery, 1899
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Stansborough
Stansborough is a Wairarapa farm, a unique breed of grey sheep, a weaving mill and an international fashion label. Operating out of a mill in Petone, Wellington New Zealand – Stansborough creates heritage woven products from the grey wool of our unique breed of Stansborough Grey sheep.
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Historical Gold Prices/Price 1800-2011, Market, History
Historical Gold, Prices/Price 1800-2009, Market, Bullion, Ingots, Bars, History: from Finfacts Ireland. GOLD MARKET AND PRICE 1800-2011. One of the oldest civilisations known to man, the Sumerians of Mesopotamia, who lived in what
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The Most Unexpected Gold Medal In History
16-02-2012· Australia's Steven Bradbury achieves an unexpected gold medal in the short tack speed skating event, taking advantage of a mistake causing his fellow finalis...
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Old diaries inspire new Takaka history
18-11-2017· History really comes alive when it's layered the once standard greeting between early European settlers of Golden Bay when or [email protected] or [email protected]
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Timber Pioneers
Marlborough Historical Society Collections - Marlborough Museum Click image to enlarge Baigent provided timber for the building of Nelson's first cathedral in 1850/51. It took 10 bullock teams to transport the timber from Wakefield to Nelson. 11 In 1869 Baigent opened his first Nelson timber yard on the corner of Collingwood and Hardy Streets.
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The Historic Rivermill
The Historic Rivermill is located in the picturesque Mount Nathan Shire, 10 minutes inland from Nerang on Queenslands' beautiful Gold Coast. The Historic Rivermill has a cafe, petting zoo, small museum and is also available for Birthday Parties, Weddings and Private Functions. Make an Enquiry.
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Gold Mines for Sale
Gold Mines For Sale. Scribner creek has easy access, proven gold, and is well suited for mining. There are 6 cl .. The potential output of the Grandview mine is truly astounding. 20 Lode Mining and One Mil .. Previously Producing Patented Gold Mine for Sale in the USA. $1.6 Billion Estimated & Infe ..
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Sunken Nazi Gold and 4 Other Never-Found Treasures
18-09-2019· 1. Nazi Treasure at Lake Toplitz. A scuba diver passes forged Nazi notes from Lake Toplitz in the Austrian Alps, 1959. The notes were forged by the Nazis during World War II in an attempt to
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Stansborough
Stansborough is a Wairarapa farm, a unique breed of grey sheep, a weaving mill and an international fashion label. Operating out of a mill in Petone, Wellington New Zealand – Stansborough creates heritage woven products from the grey wool of our unique breed of Stansborough Grey sheep.
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Company History
1950. Two major projects in the 1950s stand out, as they were Downer's first joint ventures with overseas partners. One of them was the construction of a new rail tunnel through the Rimutaka Range near Wellington (with US construction company Morrison Knudsen); the other was the mammoth Roxburgh hydroelectric scheme in Central Otago (with two companies, from the UK and Switzerland).
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Golden Bay Organics/ The Grain Mill Company
Our mills and flakers grind or crush grains without adverse heat, thus preserving their goodness. We specialise in manual and electric grain flakers and flour mills from Schnitzer and Eschenfelder of Germany. Our mills are designed for domestic however we can get industrial mills for commercial use if required. We wish you happy
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New Home
Welcome to the Golden Mill, a community gathering place since 1864. dog policy: We welcome friendly, well-behaved dogs on a leash, outside in the yard. The Golden Mill is "The Backyard" of Golden.The long, rich history of The Golden Mill as a place for the community of Golden to gather, share stories, and connect with their neighbors is carried through to today.
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The Historic Rivermill
The Historic Rivermill is located in the picturesque Mount Nathan Shire, 10 minutes inland from Nerang on Queenslands' beautiful Gold Coast. The Historic Rivermill has a cafe, petting zoo, small museum and is also available for Birthday Parties, Weddings and Private Functions. Make an Enquiry.
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Search for family history records in New Zealand
You can search NZ birth, death, marriage, civil union and name change records. Search historical birth, death and marriage records. Family records in Australia. Many NZ families originated in Europe, but they might have emigrated to Australia first. Christchurch City Libraries has an extensive list of Australian family history resources.
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NZ Gold Mining History
Gold mining had declined by the 1920s, and from the 1950s it was a very small industry. The rise of gold prices in the late 1970s brought about a revival, with new technology allowing opencast pits to be dug in Otago and on the Coromandel Peninsula in the 1980s and 1990s. (teara.govt.nz) New Zealand Gold Mining History Overview
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Walks and tramps Kaimai Mamaku Conservation Park
New Zealand mining heritage. Historic pack-horse tracks and bush tramways are still visible in many places within the park, along with building ruins and other relics from the gold mining and logging era. This booklet is a guide to walks and tramps in the following DOC-administered areas: • Kaimai Mamaku Conservation Park
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Heritage New Zealand
Historic places have powerful and provocative stories to tell. Heritage New Zealand's properties are authentic, in their original settings and form a network of places to share. Inspiring and beguiling, experience our history right where it happened. Get directions to your next heritage destination. Driving history.
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