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Ophir, Manuherikia diggings village

Riverbank Documented siteRestricted

What you could find

Reported finds from this ground.

Old bottlesOld bottles
Sea potterySea pottery

Also reported: protected.

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

Why this spot

Victorian bottle era, historically mapped

1863 Blacks diggings village that kept its post office, swing bridge and stone cottages; camp and refuse ground along the Manuherikia flats.

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