The old Jailhouse - The Greenstone .

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DescriptionBrent Ammon.." Chinese Miners working at The Greenstone would not have resided in the outskirts of Kumara, 7 kilometres away in rugged bushland, accessible only on foot or by horse. The Chinese of The Greenstone were kept at bay, but camped upstream of where the old Town was situated. In the Flood that took the original Township - the Chinese encampment was washed away, approximately 80 lives gone in a flash... Photographer Stewart NimmoMap^[1]ContributorBrent Ammon

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Location (city or town)GreenstoneOrganisation (eg business)Greestone JailhouseEvent The Chinese of The Greenstone were kept at bay, but camped upstream of where the old Town was situated.

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Date Created18th April 2022CommentsMel Riddle
Hey, is that one of Stewart Nimmo's old photos from way back?
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Roger O'Regan
The old Austins are in better nick than the building!
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Grahame Kelly

Lives gone so quickly in the early days.

Andrew Stewart
That building was the old jail house

Al Thepyro
Andrew Stewart possibly a few nights spent there Andrew

David Perry
Got any facts to back that story?

Barbara Fitzsimmons
Asbalutley brilliant .thanks for shearing .love the cars .

Brian Case
Spent years in creek looking for greenstone and gold

Trish O'Regan
Mmm best kept history story sad

Jenny Marshall
Yes it is an old photo from Stewart Nimmo and the blue 1929 Austin 7 is ours. John was driving and I think daughter Rebecca was passenger. It was on one of the west coast vintage car rallies possibly in the 1980s. Fun days seeing the cars bounce over the back roads

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The old Jailhouse - The Greenstone .

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