Mining Days

[StanW]

Some images that I took in the old Hamiltons diggings cemetery in Central Otago, New Zealand. Hamiltons was a flourishing centre in the late 19002.

http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8235/8447793199_1441223ec4_z.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/36062509@N07/8447793199/)
IMGP3458 - Copy (http://www.flickr.com/photos/36062509@N07/8447793199/) by Stan W2009 (http://www.flickr.com/people/36062509@N07/), on Flickr

http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8467/8448879402_900b73ba18_z.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/36062509@N07/8448879402/)
IMGP3457 - Copy (http://www.flickr.com/photos/36062509@N07/8448879402/) by Stan W2009 (http://www.flickr.com/people/36062509@N07/), on Flickr

http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8090/8448879766_a9459ea339_z.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/36062509@N07/8448879766/)
IMGP3455 - Copy (http://www.flickr.com/photos/36062509@N07/8448879766/) by Stan W2009 (http://www.flickr.com/people/36062509@N07/), on Flickr

http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8497/8447793927_9a706a0f54_z.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/36062509@N07/8447793927/)
IMGP3454 - Copy (http://www.flickr.com/photos/36062509@N07/8447793927/) by Stan W2009 (http://www.flickr.com/people/36062509@N07/), on Flickr

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Sorry; that should read "1800s".

[Mark L]

It's like the almost unbelievable numbers of people that went to some places not far from me (Sofala, Hill End). If you don't stop to read about it, you'd never know.
And some pine for the good old days!!