10 November 2009

More from Whitianga

This the old stamper battery that was used in the Moewai gold mine in 1908.

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These two paintings depict the wrecking of the H.M.S Buffalo there in 1840 while collecting Kauri trees which were used for the ship’s spars, the beach was named after her.

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An old butter churn that could churn out 200 gallons of butter in 1½ hrs.

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And so that was our visit to Whitianga. On the way home I spied this beautiful sight and shouted stop! Luckily we were the only ones on the road at the time. Somewhere near Hikuai.

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And no this isn’t the road we were on, NZ roads are slightly better, this is the farmer’s driveway.

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Next time – the day of the Roses…..

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