Gold prospecting with a small suction pump.2008.Waimangaroa River.

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DescriptionThese two prospectors are using a small petrol-driven pump and suction hose to extract gold from crevices in the bed of the Waimangaroa River.

Gold prospecting with a small suction pump. Nathan, Simon, 1943-: Photographs of the Kermadec Islands, Antarctica, Inangahua, Mount Ngauruhoe, and various New Zealand locations. Ref: PADL-002220. Alexander Turnbull Library, Wellington, New Zealand. /records/45620841Date of Photo21 February 2008Map^[1]External LinkNational Library

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Location (city or town)WaimangaroaEventGold prospecting with a small suction pump.2008.

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Date Created8th May 2022CommentsBrian Borgfeldt
Have to get a permit to stand in the water and use it soon.

Wendy Oats
Brian Borgfeldtwould think u would need a license anyway.

Brian Borgfeldt
Wendy Oats I mean to just stand. In the water

Ian Andrew Jonson
Brian Borgfeldt why?

Brian Borgfeldt
Wendy Oats 3 waters

MIcheal Hunt
Brian Borgfeldt and look how every other ting they have their pies in pans out ffs

Murray Saunders
Politics aside
Great bit of kiwi ingenuity....

Brian Borgfeldt
Murray Saunders yep. Worked one is the Buller river 60 years ago.

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Gold prospecting with a small suction pump.2008.Waimangaroa River.

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