Larry Creek Historic Gold Mining Site New Zealand

Larry Creek
A 6 km (3.7 mi) forestry road runs north of the river from SH69 to Larrys Creek Track, which runs a further 2.4 km (1.5 mi) to the site of the Caledonian Gold Mine.[7] The mine operated from 1874 to 1910, with shafts up to 285 ft (87 m) deep.[8] It is the most northerly in the Reefton goldfield, in albite-epidote hornfels facies, which are less than 370 million years old.[9] Remnants of a stamping battery and a Robey portable steam engine are at the mine site.[10] Colinton was formed in 1874[11] as the township for the mine (and the river was sometimes called Colin River). By 1878 it had a population of 44,[12] but was gone by 1901. Just upstream is a deep, rocky gorge.[13]
The only bridges over the river are the Stillwater-Ngākawau railway and SH69.[14] Railway bridge 74 was a 325 ft (99 m) road-rail bridge of 7 spans, built in 1905 for £2,915.[15] A bridge was planned at Colinton in 1880, but never built.[16]
Nothofagus fusca (red beech, or tawhai raunui) forests grow to about the 350 m (1,150 ft) contour, with Nothofagus menziesii (silver beech, tawhai, or tahina) up to the tree line at about 1,300 m (4,300 ft).[17] Tūī, Anthornis melanura (korimako, makomako, kōmako, or bellbird), Petroica macrocephala (ngirungiru, or tomtit) and Petroica australis (Kakaruwai, or South Island robin) live in the bush.[18]

[@caveweta]

So much history on the West Coast, really enjoy these videos

[@TheForsakenExplorerNz]

Awesome, thank you for watching and commenting

[@shanestachurski9667]

Great to see you back mate..

[@TheForsakenExplorerNz]

Thank you, have been so busy to video, but I'm Keen to get back into it

[@RageAgainstTheMachine.]

thats a bloody good road where i come from. if people cant drive their '2 wheel drive car' on that good road then maybe stay in town

[@ExploringwithMark]

Wow about time you dusted off that camera and did a video. :)

[@TheForsakenExplorerNz]

Yup was fun too, have since found the location for heaps more stuff, if only i drove anther 2 minutes down the road i would have gotten to them lol, Thank you for watching and commenting 😎👍

[@ExploringwithMark]

@@TheForsakenExplorerNz oh bummer.

[@davetabak1427]

That's not a four drive a all wheel drive you don't even know what it is wheel think you find it is pump for water just ask