Kirwans Hut, Victoria Forest Park

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Kirwans Hut covered in a blanket of snow. Photo: David Short
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, near Reefton, is one such […]
Alistair Hall

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