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Many thanks to Bill Cowan and the Tuapeka Mouth community who came together to host a field trip of 27 Otago Goldfields Heritage Trust Members. The day started with a wonderful morning tea in the hall thanks to Elma Thompson and the local ladies, and a great display of local history very nicely presented around the walls….
And the signage is up! Thanks to Rex Johnson for researching the text for the signage and helping to erect along with Mike Floate, Ken Laraman and Terry Davis. The last parts of the old Chatto Creek Dredge were ‘delivered’ to the Chatto Creek Hotel thanks to the great efforts of Central Excavation and Johnny…
Our first official field weekend of the year will be on the 27th April to Tuapeka Mouth! For the Heritage connoisseurs among you or even just for those looking for a fun weekend away with a group of enthusiasts… Tuapeka Mouth has some fascinating relics and wonderful stories – registration forms will be sent out…
By all accounts the Real Journeys Fiordland Discovery Cruise was a fantastic week that our members will treasure for the rest of their days! A variety of weather ensured Fiordland was appreciated in all her wonderous ‘moods’. Lots of talk about how great the Real Journey’s Staff were and the amazing quality of the food!…
Friday the 13th July 2012, unlucky for some perhaps but a wonderful day for Otago Goldfields Heritage as an old relic gets new prominence. Initiated originally by Lloyd Carpenter and after some great team work between the Central Lakes Trust, Fulton Hogan, the Department of Conservation and ourselves, the ‘Gold Light’ Dredge bucket ladder was…
It’s only taken 6 years (don’t ask), but finally the Come in Time Battery located at the Bendigo end of Thomson Gorge road has its interpretation panels in place. Posts and panels were errected by DOC staff in conjuntion with Mike Floate and Bruce McMillan from our trust who’ve had much input into these signs…
Click here for the minutes. Here for the presidents report. The OGHT had its AGM in their Cromwell office (the historic old Methodist Church) on Saturday the 23rd with 40 members in attendance. The meeting proceeded in orderly fashion with an overwhelmingly positive ‘vibe’ from the attendee’s. We have been busy in the last 12…
Bruce, Mike and Terry spent a concerted mornings effort on the old arm removing some spurious pipe work. Thanks very much to McIntre Engineering for lending us the generator and big 9′ grinder – it sure made things easier!
Saturday 23rd June Itinerary below. Agenda click here. Registration form Click here. Presidents report click here. Accounts click here. Minutes from 2011 AGM. Nomination forms. 10am Morning Tea at The Old Church – Tea, coffee and scones 10.30am AGM Start 12pm Lunch (Soup and savouries thanks to the Cromwell Girl…
A fun family outing cleaning the dirt and stones off the old Fulton Hogan Dredge elevator arm at ‘Lions’ picnic area Lake Dunstan. The Arm will soon be moved back to it’s original place of work at Bendigo thanks to funding from the Central Lakes Trust and Fulton Hogan. Before it can be transported along…
