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Oamaru harbour and Friendly Bay foreshore

Tidal foreshore Source-confirmed findsRestricted
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What you could find

Reported finds from this shoreline.

Old bottlesOld bottles
Stoneware ginger beersStoneware ginger beers
Sea potterySea pottery

Also reported: Hamilton and Codd sodas, colonial bitters.

Photos via Wikimedia Commons: Sheila Sund (CC BY 2.0), Partonez (CC BY-SA 4.0), NPS (Public domain).

Why this spot

colonial bottle era, historically mapped

Wool and grain port town from the 1860s-70s. Retrolens covers the area (1936-2005); specific historic map year unverified, set null.

Keep exploring nearby

More spots in this area.

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Oamaru: Victorian limestone port town1 km away · Tidal foreshore
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Oamaru: Victorian harbour and Friendly Bay foreshore1 km away · Tidal foreshore
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Oamaru, New Zealand: Awamoa foreshore, storm-exposed moa hunter site5 km away · Tidal foreshore
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Kakanui Beach agate, Otago11 km away · Agate beach or gravel
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