Martha Mine

The martha mine, in Waihi, was the start of our field trip excurtion for Friday.

The "Cornish Pumphouse" was originally built in a different location next to the Martha Mine in 1904. It was used up to 1913. After 1913, electric pumps were used to dewater the mine, but the pumphose was kept in working order until 1929 as a backup.

From the 1930s onwards, the building had been stripped of all machinery and left in an increasingly derelict state. In 1983, the building was registered as a Historic Place.
The operation to move the Cornish Pumphouse to a site 300 metres (980 ft) away was started in 2006 with the installation of internal steel bracing and the building of a relocation causeway.

Next stop was Waikino Train station and then onto Paeroa for a friend and I for some antique shopping. 

Great places to Visit.