Sunset at Lake Kaniere

West Coast Wanderers

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October 27th 2006
Monday 23rd October After surviving the onslaught of biting sand flies at our DOC campsite in Lyell, we set off on a short walk to the old cemetery. The cemetery was in use from 1870 to 1900 (and still is I suppose by a few people) but was left to nature as the town deminished after the gold rush. There were still several graves, (including a lady from Gainsborough for all those Lincolnshire ... 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