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Tag: Early Settlers

Day Two on Gillespies Beach

Day Two on Gillespies Beach

amandaApril 10, 2016March 8, 2017Leave a comment
Day two at Gillespies Beach, and we woke up with the sunrise. Yesterday we’d checked out the miner’s cemetery and...
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Ghosts of Gillespies Beach

Ghosts of Gillespies Beach

amandaApril 1, 2016March 8, 201716 Comments
A long Easter weekend presents the perfect opportunity for an adventure away from home. I’d received a tip off that...
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Take Me Down To Paradise Farm: Part 1 – The Saunderson Puzzle

Take Me Down To Paradise Farm: Part 1 – The Saunderson Puzzle

amandaMarch 10, 2016June 16, 201715 Comments
Today we opted to explore a different area of the Peninsula – the Paradise Track, which meanders down from Highcliff...
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Down Home at the Stewart Farm

Down Home at the Stewart Farm

amandaFebruary 26, 2016March 8, 201725 Comments
Today, as promised, we decided to visit the what remains of the Stewart homestead, one of the Harbour Cone Reserve’s...
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Toitu Early Settlers 1865 Shoreline Walk

Toitu Early Settlers 1865 Shoreline Walk

amandaFebruary 16, 20161 Comment
A brilliant Valentines Sunday brought us to the Toitu Early Settlers museum for a talk and walk conducted by archaeologist...
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How We Found Rutherford’s Ruin but Lost Our Way

How We Found Rutherford’s Ruin but Lost Our Way

amandaJanuary 29, 2016March 8, 201719 Comments
A misty Monday morning brought us back up to the Harbour Cone reserve on the Otago Peninsula. I hadn’t been...
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Ruins and Rimu Trees: A Tour of Craigieburn

Ruins and Rimu Trees: A Tour of Craigieburn

amandaDecember 24, 2015September 2, 201812 Comments
Today we had a special treat – an offer to show us around the historic Craigieburn site by Paul Pope,...
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Tunnel Beach and the Legend of Cargill’s Drowned Daughter

Tunnel Beach and the Legend of Cargill’s Drowned Daughter

amandaDecember 18, 2015March 9, 201721 Comments
Today we visited one of Dunedin’s old classics – the popular and oft-recommended Tunnel Beach. It’s a place of spectacular...
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A Tour of Archaeological Sites on Harbour Cone

A Tour of Archaeological Sites on Harbour Cone

amandaNovember 18, 2015March 8, 20176 Comments
This one’s a big one! Ever since running across some ruins while scaling Harbour Cone back in August, I’ve been...
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