New Zealand - West Coast
- Aerial view of Hokitika
- #5 of 7
- 1963
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)
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Image source: LINZ CC-BY 3.0
Sourced from https://retrolens.co.nz/
Date taken: 11/11/1963 Survey Number: SN1596
Copyright: Crown Elevation: 5470
Run Number: L1 Photo Number: 13 Scale: 7900