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[Heaphy, Charles], 1820-1881 :[Gold mining, Driving Creek, Coromandel. 1852]
Date: 1852
By: Heaphy, Charles, 1820-1881; Wynyard family
Reference: B-182-008
Description: Shows five diggers at work at a clay bank in a forest clearing. One of them is using a "long Tom" gold sluice. In their midst stands a figure in blue, with a long stick; he is either resting or supervising. In the background, a large kauri tree has been felled and is lying on the undergrowth. Beyond it can be seen the roof of a tent. Quantity: 1 watercolour(s). Physical Description: Pencil and watercolour, 224 x 184 mm. Provenance: Previously owned by a descendant of the Wynyard family. Processing information: Deframed by the Library.