The Golden Fleece low level battery, Reefton.1903.

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DescriptionThe Golden Fleece low level battery, Reefton, West Coast South Island, New Zealand.

Auckland Libraries Heritage Collections AWNS-19031119-10-01PhotographerAuckland Weekly News; Winkelmann, Henry, 1860-1931Date of Photo1903-11-19Map^[1]External LinkAUCKLAND LIBRARYContributorHeather Newby

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Location (city or town)ReeftonLandmark (Place)The Golden Fleece low level batteryOrganisation (eg business)The Golden Fleece low level battery

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Date Created15th October 2025CommentsAllan Archer
Keith Funnell no Keith, the Low Level Tunnel was a later venture and part of the Fleece operation to drive all the way through the hill from near the Whirlpool to the Waitahu, intersecting several mines, big undertaking, they went a long way, think coal was struck too ?

Keith Funnell
If this is called the “low level battery”, does this mean there was another Golden Fleece battery… e.g. “high level battery”?

Jim Staton
Blacks Point, Golden Fleece battery

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The Golden Fleece low level battery, Reefton.1903.

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