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Exploring the Blackball Coal Mine and Kings Knob Walk

Posted on July 3, 2016 by coastingnz

Recently we headed to Blackball  to explore some of their well hidden history all within walking distance of the “local”.  We’d already done the River Gorge trail (see blog) and continued on a little further down the road to explore … Continue reading →

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Blackball – Discovering Hidden Treasures

Posted on June 30, 2016 by coastingnz

Totally felt like we should be in an Indiana Jones movie on our latest adventure of discovery “A Lost World Uncovered”……. We had headed to Blackball – little mining town inland from Greymouth at the base of the Paparoa mountains.  … Continue reading →

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10 Mile Valley – Coal Valley

Posted on June 8, 2015 by coastingnz

Home from holiday and in need of a leg stretch it’s hard to go past a walk up the 10 mile valley. Coincidentally we were sent a link to some archive footage from the 1970s of the 10 mile – … Continue reading →

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8 Mile Valley – History Hidden in the Hills

Posted on March 25, 2015 by coastingnz

  The West Coast has an abundance of coal and gold mining history and many of the walks are old coal or gold mining areas. 8 mile Valley just up from home is one such place.  A place of discovery, … Continue reading →

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Greymouth Coal Heritage Park – Walking the Wharf of History

Posted on November 17, 2014 by coastingnz

Took a little stroll along the floodwall of Greymouth and a wander around the Greymouth Coal Heritage Park recently. The brain child of the Greymouth Heritage Society but like all small volunteer groups they struggle with both members and funding … Continue reading →

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Happy Birthday Greymouth – 150 years old

Posted on July 23, 2014 by coastingnz

Happy birthday to Greymouth – 150 years old. On 22 July 1864 Reuben Waite, a storekeeper from Collingwood, crossed the Greymouth bar with 70 prospectors in a chartered paddle steamer. He put his supplies ashore and opened the first store … Continue reading →

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Charming Creek Walkway

Posted on August 20, 2012 by coastingnz

The West Coast region of New Zealand is absolutely oozing in history.  The main economies of the late 1800s and early 1900s were coal mining, gold mining and sawmilling and the remnants of these are left in our bush for … Continue reading →

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