New Zealand - West Coast - Aerial view of Hokitika - 1988 Hokitika - A small town in the West Coast region - 40 kilometres south of Greymouth - Close to the mouth of the Hokitika River - Founded on gold mining in 1864, it was a centre of the West Coast Gold Rush. - By late 1866, it was one of New Zealand's most populous centres. - On 16 September 1867, there were 41 vessels alongside the wharf at Hokitika, in some places three and four deep. - In 1867, the port of Hokitika ranked first in New Zealand in both the number of vessels entered inwards and in the total value of exports; principally gold. (Reference: Wikipedia) --------------------- Image source: LINZ CC-BY 3.0 Sourced from https://retrolens.co.nz/ Date taken: 15/01/1988 Survey Number: SNC8922 Copyright: Crown Elevation: 15000 Run Number: X Photo Number: 18 Scale: 15000