GOLD DREDGING
DEVELOPMENTS AT AWATUNA. There appears to he a revival of interest in gold dredging in the South Island encouraged by the results of the use of low-costing electric motive power and modern equipment and methods). . states the Wellington “Post.” Attention is being paid by a new Welling- ”, ton company to resumption of dredging M Awatuna, situated on the Grcyniouth-Hokitika railway line, and fronting the seu. A bucket dredge waif working on one beach section of the * properties during the years 1922 to 1924, and it is now proposed to electrically equip this dredge.' Properties which it is proposed to, amalgamate*; have the Awatuna railway station in u their centre. Bores have been put down on one of the beach sections with what are reported to he encouraging results. ’ ;
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Hokitika Guardian, 20 December 1930, Page 4
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130GOLD DREDGING Hokitika Guardian, 20 December 1930, Page 4
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