Lou's Place Guide Book

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Lou's Place Guide Book

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The only salt inland salt lake in NZ - this has a lovely walk around it and stunning unique landscape. Watch out for the geckos, lizards, broom stick plants, typical nz grasses and the moon like appearance. Walk takes about an hour to do the circumference.
Sutton Salt Lake Scenic Reserve
The only salt inland salt lake in NZ - this has a lovely walk around it and stunning unique landscape. Watch out for the geckos, lizards, broom stick plants, typical nz grasses and the moon like appearance. Walk takes about an hour to do the circumference.
The nearest town Middlemarch is about 6km away. Here you will find the Kissing Cafe for your coffee, Maggies Store for bits and bobs and for a good pub meal the historic Strath Taieri Hotel. Visit the museum and of course get on your bike it is the start/finish of the Otago Cycle Rail Trail
Middlemarch
The nearest town Middlemarch is about 6km away. Here you will find the Kissing Cafe for your coffee, Maggies Store for bits and bobs and for a good pub meal the historic Strath Taieri Hotel. Visit the museum and of course get on your bike it is the start/finish of the Otago Cycle Rail Trail
The mountain ranges are capped in snow sometimes and quite a sight regardless all year around. Seen from the property and there are many tracks for those keen to explore. Some are harder so check out on the department of conversation for the level. Some of lord of the rings was filmed there.
Rock And Pillar
The mountain ranges are capped in snow sometimes and quite a sight regardless all year around. Seen from the property and there are many tracks for those keen to explore. Some are harder so check out on the department of conversation for the level. Some of lord of the rings was filmed there.
Plan doing some or all of this incredible bicycle trail.
オタゴ・セントラル・レイル・トレイル
Otago Central Rail Trail
Plan doing some or all of this incredible bicycle trail.
Macraes Mine in East Otago is New Zealand's largest gold mine, and consists of a large scale opencast mine opened in 1990, and a newer underground mine, opened in 2008. It is situated close to the settlement of Macraes Flat and is owned by OceanaGold Corporation. Wikipedia
OceanaGold Macraes
Macraes Mine in East Otago is New Zealand's largest gold mine, and consists of a large scale opencast mine opened in 1990, and a newer underground mine, opened in 2008. It is situated close to the settlement of Macraes Flat and is owned by OceanaGold Corporation. Wikipedia
Dunedin is less than an hour away for great food, entertainment, history and in Summer fabulous beaches. Have a day out exploring the city. Make sure you look up the ghost tour and visit the historic train station. Dunedin is a vibrant and arty place with a cultured vibe too.
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Dunedin
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Dunedin is less than an hour away for great food, entertainment, history and in Summer fabulous beaches. Have a day out exploring the city. Make sure you look up the ghost tour and visit the historic train station. Dunedin is a vibrant and arty place with a cultured vibe too.
The Taieri is a large river that holds a good stock of brown trout throughout its length. It offers a wide diversity of terrain and waters that make it suitable for all angling methods and skill levels. Brown trout, sea trout, perch of Dunedin. Go for a picnic or a dip in the nearby Taieri River on a hot summers day. Maybe pan for gold and find a enough to stay longer....
Taieri River
The Taieri is a large river that holds a good stock of brown trout throughout its length. It offers a wide diversity of terrain and waters that make it suitable for all angling methods and skill levels. Brown trout, sea trout, perch of Dunedin. Go for a picnic or a dip in the nearby Taieri River on a hot summers day. Maybe pan for gold and find a enough to stay longer....
This info is taken from the Department of Conservation (DOC) Golden Point Historic Reserve protects important remnants of Otago's gold mining history. It also houses unique machinery, still in working order. Access to Callery battery Access to Callery Battery requires crossing Deep Dell Creek on foot. This crossing may be difficult or not possible after rain. Getting there Golden Point Historic Reserve is inside the Macraes Flat area. Macraes Flat lies between SH87 and SH85. Turn off SH87 onto Hyde-Macraes Rd 26 km north of Middlemarch. Or turn off SH85 onto Macraes Rd 15 km north of Palmerston. At Macraes Flat, turn onto Golden Point Rd. This road is sealed for around 3km, then becomes unsealed for the last 2 km. Golden Point road is within the Macraes Mining area. At a checkpoint just prior to the Historic Reserve an Oceania Gold employee will safely help you cross a haul road. This is because mining vehicles may be operating. Do not attempt to cross the haul road without approval from an Oceania Gold employee. After this checkpoint, the road continues down into the Historic Reserve. The same procedure will be required for your exit. Callery's House and Callery's Battery Building This was built 1889 to 1950s. Fabric The Donaldson brothers first battery is now marked only by concrete foundations and stone-walling. Remaining from the Callery battery is the original well in which the waterwheel was located and some battery stampers which are possibly original. All the equipment associated with the mineral extraction process is now enclosed in the adjacent corrugated iron shed. A roadway leads up to a hopper and a collection of rusting metal equipment, including a Huntingdon mill from the Bonanza Mine. Callery's wooden house is still in good order; two mudbrick dwellings and their associated outhouses occupy terraces a short distance along the road, and the concrete foundations and fallen brick chimney of another building sit among the tailings on the valley floor. Golden Point is hidden in a deep gully formed by the serpentine course of Deepdell Creek. History The Golden Point mine was first opened in 1889, and became the property of the Golden Point Mining Company that went into liquidation. The Donaldson brothers then bought the claim, water rights and battery and ran this operation successfully until they sold it to a Christchurch syndicate in 1912. The battery worked until about 1930 and was turned into scrap metal in about 1953. During its successful 40-year life the operation produced over 15,000 ounces of gold and about 800 tonnes of scheelite. By 1905 the Golden Point Battery was also in operation on the east side of Deepdell Creek. The Maritana Company built two batteries on the west side, but due to poor grade ore they ceased operation in 1906. The later Maritana battery was located on the same site as the existing battery. It lay idle until 1911 when it was used to mine scheelite ore. The Callery brothers began using the Maritana Battery about 1912, taking it over in the late 1920's and forming the Round Hill Mining Company in 1932, by 1934 most of the machinery had been replaced. Significance Evidence of the entire goldmining system remains, demonstrating the process of milling and gold recovery. The battery is the only known authentic working battery in Otago. Site of one of the first successful scheelite mines in New Zealand. Registration with the Historic Places Trust has been proposed. Contacts Tititea / Mount Aspiring National Park Visitor Centre Phone: 0272696871 Email: wanakavc@doc.govt.nz Address: 1 Ballantyne Road Wanaka 9305
Golden Point Road
Golden Point Road
This info is taken from the Department of Conservation (DOC) Golden Point Historic Reserve protects important remnants of Otago's gold mining history. It also houses unique machinery, still in working order. Access to Callery battery Access to Callery Battery requires crossing Deep Dell Creek on foot. This crossing may be difficult or not possible after rain. Getting there Golden Point Historic Reserve is inside the Macraes Flat area. Macraes Flat lies between SH87 and SH85. Turn off SH87 onto Hyde-Macraes Rd 26 km north of Middlemarch. Or turn off SH85 onto Macraes Rd 15 km north of Palmerston. At Macraes Flat, turn onto Golden Point Rd. This road is sealed for around 3km, then becomes unsealed for the last 2 km. Golden Point road is within the Macraes Mining area. At a checkpoint just prior to the Historic Reserve an Oceania Gold employee will safely help you cross a haul road. This is because mining vehicles may be operating. Do not attempt to cross the haul road without approval from an Oceania Gold employee. After this checkpoint, the road continues down into the Historic Reserve. The same procedure will be required for your exit. Callery's House and Callery's Battery Building This was built 1889 to 1950s. Fabric The Donaldson brothers first battery is now marked only by concrete foundations and stone-walling. Remaining from the Callery battery is the original well in which the waterwheel was located and some battery stampers which are possibly original. All the equipment associated with the mineral extraction process is now enclosed in the adjacent corrugated iron shed. A roadway leads up to a hopper and a collection of rusting metal equipment, including a Huntingdon mill from the Bonanza Mine. Callery's wooden house is still in good order; two mudbrick dwellings and their associated outhouses occupy terraces a short distance along the road, and the concrete foundations and fallen brick chimney of another building sit among the tailings on the valley floor. Golden Point is hidden in a deep gully formed by the serpentine course of Deepdell Creek. History The Golden Point mine was first opened in 1889, and became the property of the Golden Point Mining Company that went into liquidation. The Donaldson brothers then bought the claim, water rights and battery and ran this operation successfully until they sold it to a Christchurch syndicate in 1912. The battery worked until about 1930 and was turned into scrap metal in about 1953. During its successful 40-year life the operation produced over 15,000 ounces of gold and about 800 tonnes of scheelite. By 1905 the Golden Point Battery was also in operation on the east side of Deepdell Creek. The Maritana Company built two batteries on the west side, but due to poor grade ore they ceased operation in 1906. The later Maritana battery was located on the same site as the existing battery. It lay idle until 1911 when it was used to mine scheelite ore. The Callery brothers began using the Maritana Battery about 1912, taking it over in the late 1920's and forming the Round Hill Mining Company in 1932, by 1934 most of the machinery had been replaced. Significance Evidence of the entire goldmining system remains, demonstrating the process of milling and gold recovery. The battery is the only known authentic working battery in Otago. Site of one of the first successful scheelite mines in New Zealand. Registration with the Historic Places Trust has been proposed. Contacts Tititea / Mount Aspiring National Park Visitor Centre Phone: 0272696871 Email: wanakavc@doc.govt.nz Address: 1 Ballantyne Road Wanaka 9305
This is really amazing - talk about take a trip down memory lane. The attention to detail and information here has been lovingly attended to by volunteers. Open I think Friday, Saturday and Sunday 11am probably til early afternoon. Check it out. Donation is appreciated.
Middlemarch Museum
5 Aberafon St
This is really amazing - talk about take a trip down memory lane. The attention to detail and information here has been lovingly attended to by volunteers. Open I think Friday, Saturday and Sunday 11am probably til early afternoon. Check it out. Donation is appreciated.