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any gold in the wairarapa area - gold wairarapa
goldylocks  
Posted : 11 years ago
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I am living in the wairarapa and looking for any gold areas that I can go to. cheers
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kiwikeith  
Posted : 11 years ago
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yes there were traces found behind featherston in the rimitakas

I think I read it in a book called "terawhiti and the goldfields" page 124
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5AMP  
Posted : 11 years ago
5AMP

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There was reputed to be some at Donelly flat on the Mt Holdsworth track-Donelly was a hatter who worked in the area. Nice walk too.
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