So last Thursday my daughter and I drove to Westport with a friend. Our specific aim for the day was to visit some op shops - I didn't find anything in particular that I liked but I did see this mural on the side of one of the small buildings. Painted by artist Peter Hollis it depicts a scene of gold miners sluicing for gold at Soldier's Creek in Reefton around the 1860s/1870s. This mural is based on a drawing by Hugh Boscaven. Most of the West Coast of New Zealand is well known for it's gold mining history.
Linking up with Monday Murals.
16 comments:
A lovely mural
It is good depiction of the hard work and conditions
Another great mural
Buena vista tiene el mural. Tiene mucho arte.
Feliz domingo.
Nice mural and again I wonder what I did (NOT) learn at school!
Ii had no idea of gold-mining in New Zealand.
Thanks for making up for my teachers...
...monotones works well here.
A beautiful mural indeed!
Nice find!! There was sluice mining all over the American west back in the day.
A beautiful mural with a story to tell.
Love the guy who is just sitting there, watching the others work LOL
I didn't realise you guys had the same Gold rush as we did. Lovely mural. Had assumed it was here.
Murals like this that present the history of a place are to me some of the most wonderful ones.
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I love murals that depict the history of a location.
Nice find, Amy!
I have family living in New Zealand. But they did not tell me about gold mining. Interesting!
Historical murals are always a great find.This one is lovely. Thanks for participating in Monday Murals Amy.
Great mural - enviable art skills.
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