Old Golden Crown Battery - Thames, North Island, New Zealand
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S 37° 07.782 E 175° 32.145
60H E 369934 N 5889736
The old Golden Crown Battery Building in Brown Street is registered as a Category II with the New Zealand Historic Places Trust
Waymark Code: WM958T
Location: North Island, New Zealand
Date Posted: 06/30/2010
Published By:Groundspeak Regular Member StagsRoar
Views: 2

Register Number
4643

Registration Type
Historic Place - Category II

Region
Waikato Region

Date Registered
19-Mar-1986

City/District Council

* Thames-Coromandel District Council


Legal Description
Pt Lot 2 DP 4942 Pt DP 1732 & Pt Kauaeranga 23 & Parareka Bl

Former Use

* Mineral Extraction and Processing - Battery/Crusher


Construction Dates

* Original Construction: 1880 (circa)
Date location was entrusted to the New Zealand Historic places: 03/19/1986

Type of history commemorated (short description):
Mineral Extraction and Processing Battery/Crusher


Website pertaining to the location: [Web Link]

Town, city, or region nearest to the site:
Thames


Year placed: 1880

Admission fees if any: 0.00 (listed in local currency)

Hours of operation:
Nil


Is it accessible to the general public:
Can be viewed from the roadside


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