Gibsons Quay, Hokitika, showing the Harbour.ca.1868.

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Description- Harbour with boats to the right
- 1868
- Mundy, Daniel Louis Photo

Hokitika
- The land where Hokitika stands was purchased in 1860 from Māori when Poutini Ngāi Tahu chiefs signed the Arahura Deed.
- This was the sale of the whole of the West Coast region, apart from small areas reserved for Māori.
- It was 7,5000,000 acres and sold to the Crown for £300 or £0.00004 per acre.
- Founded on gold mining in 1864, it was a centre of the West Coast Gold Rush and grew very quickly.
- By late 1866, it was one of New Zealand's most populous centres. On 16 September 1867, there were 41 vessels alongside the wharf at Hokitika, in some places three and four deep. In 1867, the port of Hokitika ranked first in New Zealand in both the number of vessels entered inwards and in the total value of exports; principally gold.
Image source: Westland. Revel Street, Hokitika, Showing the Harbour.,Mundy, Daniel Louis, 1826-1881, photographer,2 March 1868,PH-ALB-86-p211-1

PhotographerDaniel Lewis MundyDate of Photoca,1868Map^[1]External LinkMadon NZAuckland Museum CollectionContributor Richard Wooders

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Location (city or town)HokitikaLandmark (Place)Gibsons QuayEventGibsons Quay, Hokitika, showing the Harbour.ca.1868.

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Date Created24th December 2020CommentsBob Laing
I can recall seeing the remnants of the timber work in the 1960-70. That is now covered in rock works

Geoff More
It is funny to imagine that my grandfathers grandfather rode down this very street that very year ,riding from Nelson..he sold the horse in greymouth and took a boat back.

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Gibsons Quay, Hokitika, showing the Harbour.ca.1868.

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