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DescriptionThis photo is of the waterfall at Nine Mile Beach (the one near Rapahoe) yesterday. I'm really keen to learn more about the history of this area. Can anyone help please?
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Debz Turner Nine mile beach has had an interesting history. It has had two hotels/ accommodation houses.. One near the middle and one near the 10 mile end which was called Warrens accommodation house. Does any reader know the exact location of Warrens Accommodation house at the 10 mile end as we have been searching for approx 30 years to no avail. Unfortunately there are no remains or signs of where they were now. At the southern end known as Mussel point there was a coal mine half way down the cliff face this was known as the Cutis and Party mine. It is still visible and the men had to descend the cliff line to gain access. At the northern end of the beach there was a black sand gold claim which was in operation in the 1950's there is still a large concrete tank marking where they had a water holding tank. Prior to 1920 the original pack track followed the beach and then after this a road was put in just above the beach. Erosion in 1935 means a deviation was put in roughly where the main road is now. Parts of the pack track and road survive but can only be found if a person is prepared to go bush. In recent years white water canoeists have descended the waterfall when it's in flood.Map[1] ContributorSandra Quick
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Debz Turner Nine mile beach has had an interesting history. It has had two hotels/ accommodation houses.. One near the middle and one near the 10 mile end which was called Warrens accommodation house. Does any reader know the exact location of Warrens Accommodation house at the 10 mile end as we have been searching for approx 30 years to no avail. Unfortunately there are no remains or signs of where they were now. At the southern end known as Mussel point there was a coal mine half way down the cliff face this was known as the Cutis and Party mine. It is still visible and the men had to descend the cliff line to gain access. At the northern end of the beach there was a black sand gold claim which was in operation in the 1950's there is still a large concrete tank marking where they had a water holding tank. Prior to 1920 the original pack track followed the beach and then after this a road was put in just above the beach. Erosion in 1935 means a deviation was put in roughly where the main road is now. Parts of the pack track and road survive but can only be found if a person is prepared to go bush. In recent years white water canoeists have descended the waterfall when it's in flood.Map[1] ContributorSandra Quick
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Papers Past | NINE MILE SEAM. (Greymouth Evening Star, 1919-05-24)
NINE MILE SEAM.IMMEDIATE DEVELOPMENT. RAILWAY CONSTRUCTION ORDERED. (Per Press Association.) WELLINGTON, May 23. The Acting Prime Minister tonight...
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Sandra Quick Thanks Laura Mills Detlaff. I have had a wee look at Papers Past and will do some more. Thanks for the links.
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Laura Mills DetlaffGroup Admin I just had a v quick look - lots of references to the road going in and coal mining
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Tommi Mills Our family lived just up the top of that waterfall were breakers b&b is now for about 18 years 1950 to 1968
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Heather NewbyGroup Admin how cool is that?? did u go swimming in it?
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Tommi Mills No it was very badly polluted from mines it was full of sulphur dyed the stones and side a yellow colour
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Tommi Mills In the early sixty they diverted another canal into to it
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Irene Quy Merv Pascoe Your mum was my first school teacher at Rapahoe
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Tommi Mills Yes Irene I remember you There was a Hotel at nine mile when I use go and find the old bottles were it was there was just the foundations left then
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Debz Turner Nine mile beach has had an interesting history. It has had two hotels/ accommodation houses.. One near the middle and one near the 10 mile end which was called Warrens accommodation house. Does any reader know the exact location of Warrens Accommodation house at the 10 mile end as we have been searching for approx 30 years to no avail. Unfortunately there are no remains or signs of where they were now. At the southern end known as Mussel point there was a coal mine half way down the cliff face this was known as the Cutis and Party mine. It is still visible and the men had to descend the cliff line to gain access. At the northern end of the beach there was a black sand gold claim which was in operation in the 1950's there is still a large concrete tank marking where they had a water holding tank. Prior to 1920 the original pack track followed the beach and then after this a road was put in just above the beach. Erosion in 1935 means a deviation was put in roughly where the main road is now. Parts of the pack track and road survive but can only be found if a person is prepared to go bush. In recent years white water canoeists have descended the waterfall when it's in flood.
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Sandra Quick Thank you so much Debz Turner. This is fascinating.
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Sandra Quick There may have been two locations for the Warrens' Accommodation House: https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/.../GEST19060606.2.13...
Papers Past | GREY LICENSING BENCH. (Greymouth Evening Star,…
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Papers Past | NINE MILE SEAM. (Greymouth Evening Star, 1919-05-24)
NINE MILE SEAM.IMMEDIATE DEVELOPMENT. RAILWAY CONSTRUCTION ORDERED. (Per Press Association.) WELLINGTON, May 23. The Acting Prime Minister tonight...
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Papers Past | POLITICAL NOTES. (Greymouth Evening Star, 1905-09-30)
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Sandra Quick Thanks Laura Mills Detlaff. I have had a wee look at Papers Past and will do some more. Thanks for the links.
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Laura Mills DetlaffGroup Admin I just had a v quick look - lots of references to the road going in and coal mining
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Tommi Mills
Tommi Mills Our family lived just up the top of that waterfall were breakers b&b is now for about 18 years 1950 to 1968
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Heather NewbyGroup Admin how cool is that?? did u go swimming in it?
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Tommi Mills
Tommi Mills No it was very badly polluted from mines it was full of sulphur dyed the stones and side a yellow colour
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Tommi Mills
Tommi Mills In the early sixty they diverted another canal into to it
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Irene Quy Merv Pascoe
Irene Quy Merv Pascoe Your mum was my first school teacher at Rapahoe
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Tommi Mills
Tommi Mills Yes Irene I remember you There was a Hotel at nine mile when I use go and find the old bottles were it was there was just the foundations left then
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Debz Turner
Debz Turner Nine mile beach has had an interesting history. It has had two hotels/ accommodation houses.. One near the middle and one near the 10 mile end which was called Warrens accommodation house. Does any reader know the exact location of Warrens Accommodation house at the 10 mile end as we have been searching for approx 30 years to no avail. Unfortunately there are no remains or signs of where they were now. At the southern end known as Mussel point there was a coal mine half way down the cliff face this was known as the Cutis and Party mine. It is still visible and the men had to descend the cliff line to gain access. At the northern end of the beach there was a black sand gold claim which was in operation in the 1950's there is still a large concrete tank marking where they had a water holding tank. Prior to 1920 the original pack track followed the beach and then after this a road was put in just above the beach. Erosion in 1935 means a deviation was put in roughly where the main road is now. Parts of the pack track and road survive but can only be found if a person is prepared to go bush. In recent years white water canoeists have descended the waterfall when it's in flood.
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Sandra Quick Thank you so much Debz Turner. This is fascinating.
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Sandra Quick There may have been two locations for the Warrens' Accommodation House: https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/.../GEST19060606.2.13...
Papers Past | GREY LICENSING BENCH. (Greymouth Evening Star,…
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West Coast New Zealand History (24th Mar 2018). Nine Mile north of Greymouth. In Website West Coast New Zealand History. Retrieved 10th Apr 2026 00:44, from https://westcoast.recollect.co.nz/nodes/view/22143