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Blackball Cemetery

 

About 20 minutes outside of Greymouth is the small village of Blackball. It has a lengthy history associated with coal mining and industrial action but it was originally a gathering place for gold miners. The cemetery is alot bigger than this photo shows, this is only a small part of it overlooking the road.

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Tom said…
...it's in the style of southern cemeteries here in the US!
24 August 2025 at 09:23
roentare said…
Blackball’s layered history, from gold rush beginnings to coal mining struggles, makes the quiet hillside cemetery feel like a keeper of many untold stories
24 August 2025 at 09:42
local alien said…
It does look old. Or this part of it does. I wonder what how old some of the tombstones are
24 August 2025 at 20:25
s.c said…
And so every graveyard has its own story to tell. Nice one.
24 August 2025 at 22:22
Jan K. alias Afanja said…

i would like to have a look around there. i like old cemetries.




25 August 2025 at 01:30
Bill said…
Reading the gravestones is always enjoyable when walking in a cemetery.
25 August 2025 at 08:10
Tigger's Mum said…
Modern cemeteries just donhave that interest do they? These old places were so full of family expression, taste (whether one shares it of not), and the skills of stone masons.
25 August 2025 at 08:51
Marie Smith said…
I always enjoyed looking around an old cemetery.
25 August 2025 at 10:38
magiceye said…
Must have been an interesting walk through.
26 August 2025 at 02:04
EricaSta said…
A cemetry with great history. I read about with interest. Thank you for sharing at MosaicMonday

Have a wonderful week.
27 August 2025 at 19:41
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