Blacks Point Museum

Blacks Point Museum is a museum in Blacks Point, near Reefton on the West Coast of the South Island of New Zealand.

Building

The museum building is a former Wesleyan church, built in 1876.[1]

Blacks Point museum, showing the mural by Alun Bollinger

The exterior of the museum hosts a mural by cinematographer and local resident Alun Bollinger.[2]

Collection

The museum contains a collection of memorabilia relating to life in a mining town in New Zealand, including records from the school, the cemetery, genealogical material, a historical photograph collection, town directories, and a range of mining paraphernalia. The latter includes the still functional Golden Fleece Battery, which was used by prospectors to crush quartz to extract gold.[3][2] The battery is a water-driven stamper battery built and used in the 1870s.[4]

References
  1. Tomahawk. "Our History | Reefton The Town of Light". www.reefton.co.nz. Retrieved 6 September 2020.
  2. "Blacks Point Museum". Te Ara New Zealand. Retrieved 7 September 2020.
  3. "Blacks Point Museum | Reefton, New Zealand Attractions". Lonely Planet. Retrieved 6 September 2020.
  4. Tomahawk. "Our History | Reefton The Town of Light". www.reefton.co.nz. Retrieved 6 September 2020.


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