ALBUM - Waiuta - Then and now.

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DescriptionThe Second World War triggered a gradual decline in the number of miners. Between 1939 and 1946, men employed by the company fell from 240 to 113. The amount of gold eventually reduced to less than one third of the pre-war amount, making it difficult to recruit miners after the war.
On July 9, 1951 the Blackwater Shaft collapsed and the flooded mine was abandoned. With no alternative employment in Waiuta, many people left to settle elsewhere. Buildings were dismantled, and within a couple of months Waiuta became a ghost town, with nothing to offer.Map^[1]ContributorTony Kokshoorn

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Location (city or town)WaiutaEvent Waiuta - Then and now.

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Date Created14th October 2022

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