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[Hodgkins, William Mathew] 1833-1898 :Tent of rocks & thatch in Tuapeka Rd about 8 miles from Alexandra. Remarkable rock near Speargrass Flat opposite the Old Man. [1870]
- Date
- 1870
- Reference
- E-016-4-002
- Description
A hut built with rock walls and a thatched roof, backed up against a schist cliff, with low hills and a rider on a road in the background. To the right, a separate drawing of a rock formation in a semi-human shape
The site appears to be approximately at modern Gorge Creek, south of Alexandra
The hut is likely to be one built by a gold-miner
Quantity: 1 drawing(s).
Physical Description: Pencil on sketchbook page, page size 88 x 153 mm.
- Access restrictions
- Partly restricted - Curator required
- Part of
- [Hodgkins, William Mathew] 1833-1898 :[Sketchbook, including sketches of Sumner, Lyttelton, Central Otago, Lake Wakatipu, Kawarau Gorge, Oamaru, Dunedin, Clutha River. 1870 to 1873] / [Hodgkins, William Mathew] 1833-1898 :[Sketchbook, including sketches of Sumner, Lyttelton, Central Otago, Lake Wakatipu, Kawarau Gorge, Oamaru, Dunedin, Clutha River. 1870 to 1873]
- Format
- 1 drawing(s), Works of art, Pencil works, Pencil on sketchbook page, page size 88 x 153 mm.
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