Northland
Dargaville kauri gum river port
Riverbank Documented siteGray area
What you could find
Reported finds from this ground.
Old bottles
Sea pottery
Clay pipe stemsAlso reported: gum-digging tools.
Photos via Wikimedia Commons: Sheila Sund (CC BY 2.0), NPS (Public domain), Surrey County Council, David Williams, (CC BY-SA 4.0).
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Why this spot
Victorian bottle era, historically mapped
Northern Wairoa town built on kauri timber and gum from the 1870s, with a busy steamer wharf; riverbank reclamation and gum-store ground hold trade refuse.
Keep exploring nearby
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