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Autumn in Ross


I was out in the little town of Ross last week with B while he was working and this is where we ended up taking photos of the historical buildings and scenery.  Ross is about 20 minutes out of Hokitika and was once one of New Zealand's most profitable gold mining towns in the 19th century. This is the old Bank of New South Wales (named after an Australian state) which the miners would've exchanged their gold for money at.

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Iris Flavia said…
Cute little bank. Those were the times. Hard times...
24 May 2022 at 07:11
Fun60 said…
Interesting post. I never think of New Zealand as a gold mining country. Just ignorance on my part.
24 May 2022 at 09:07
William Kendall said…
The simplicity of the building reminds me of some here.
24 May 2022 at 10:17
Pauline said…
Lovely little bank building. What is it used for now?
24 May 2022 at 14:10
Tigger's Mum said…
F is just loving your new series on local places. She says we might yet end up living west of centre in the South Island (apparently it has to be south). Regards to Bruno and Mr Cat xxx Mr T
24 May 2022 at 17:56
Tom said…
...I have seen a few small banks like this, but they are now a part of history!
25 May 2022 at 00:51
local alien said…
Nice little building. Always interesting to hear the story behind it
25 May 2022 at 01:40
At Home In New Zealand said…
I spent a happy afternoon wandering around Ross when I was down there a few years ago. So much history and so many quaint buildings. Never got to do any gold-panning though!
25 May 2022 at 13:31
Lydia C. Lee said…
Wow! History is so quaint compared to what we get now...lovely stuff!
25 May 2022 at 13:55
Einari Sinappi said…
That´s great. I like it a lot. Nice that they´ve saved it.
25 May 2022 at 14:28
magiceye said…
This is so beautiful!
25 May 2022 at 17:09
Graham Edwards said…
Another of the attractive old wooden buildings which have survived so well.
26 May 2022 at 04:05
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