The part up to the Jed Cemetery,Gore Bay

In Search of the Final Resting Place of my Great,Great GrandUncle,Patrick Dillon

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March 13th 2022
Our short stay in Gore Bay comes to an end this morning and we head away on the short drive to Hanmer Springs to continue The 50thAnniversary Top of The South Tour.Sunrise wasn’t quite as dramatic this morning with more cloud on the horizon but there was still a bit of magic that you get with the light seemingly rising in the distance from the ocean. Our hosts had gone out together i ... read more

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The Polynesian Maori reached New Zealand in about A.D. 800. In 1840, their chieftains entered into a compact with Britain, the Treaty of Waitangi, in which they ceded sovereignty to Queen Victoria while retaining territorial rights. In that same year... ... read more