Old gold country

October 2015

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October 2015

Kirwans Hut covered in a blanket of snow. Photo: David Short
Kirwans Hut, Victoria Forest Park To go tramping on the West Coast is to explore history. Everywhere you turn there are monuments to miners who carved a living from the earth. In their search for gold and coal, numerous tracks were created by those intent on finding wealth and that elusive big payday. Kirwans Track, […]

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