When people think of heritage sites in the Silver Peaks, they usually think of the early tramping and mustering huts or the ‘caves’ – rock bivvies. Often overlooked is the Depression-era gold-mining history. The most obvious example of that is Possum Hut, tucked in the head of the Waikouaiti River South Branch. Although there’s […]
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