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March 11th 2011
Published: December 25th 2017
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Geo: -42.4023, 173.681From Glacier Land we continued our tour round South Island, crossing over through Wanaka and Cromwell to the east coast. In Cromwell we stopped off to visit an old gold mining site, look at the equipment used and the miners homes, and try our hand at gold panning. I was surprised to hear that many of the early miners were Chinese. Our guide made the point that few of the mine... Read Full Entry



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Kingfisher

Poor picture as it was dusk but proof we saw them
Photos of early settlersPhotos of early settlers
Photos of early settlers

Most were from scotland
Details of food for different classes Details of food for different classes
Details of food for different classes

Big difference between Cabins and steerage passengers
Holidays are exhausting! Holidays are exhausting!
Holidays are exhausting!

Sorry Richard! Bye for now



1st April 2011

I know you have a thing about KINGFISHERS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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