Seddonville History Explore

[@PrecociousFriand]

I want to do this walk when I'm on the West Coast and had heard it was partially closed from locals due to a rock fall or something. That chimney at 15:15 is probably from my great uncle Ted's house. He lived up there on his own into his late eighties. He was a well known eccentric still remembered by the locals. That is about where his shack is described as being. It was burned down soon after he left in the late 1950s.

[@armyveteran1000]

Seddonville is lightly populated. Very beautiful scenery and a great mining history which all the tunnels may contribute to. New Zealand's first state coal mine was opened at Seddonville in 1903, but closed in 1914 because of mining difficulties. A number of private mines worked coal during the 20th century, but mining has now ceased. It was named after Premier Richard Seddon, who visited the area in 1893.

[@TheForsakenExplorerNz]

Yes that's correct, Thank you for watching and commenting 😎👍

[@ashman167]

Kia ora whanau. Loved watching this from Australia

[@TheForsakenExplorerNz]

Awesome thank you so much, and thank you for watching and commenting 😎👍

[@caveweta]

Awesome exploration again, enjoyed the natural beauty shown. We stayed in Karamea about 15 years ago, a windswept desolate area, but well worth a visit.

[@TheForsakenExplorerNz]

Awesome, Thank you for watching and commenting 😎👍

[@ranter7100]

Lovely spot spent alot of time in and around Seddonville and this part of the west coast over the last couple of decades

[@lilimann9298]

What an incredibly beautiful place the west coast is... Im off to watch part 2 of blackball ❤

[@bevdonovan]

I did the Charming Creek walk from the Seddonville Side, up the waterfall. It was absolutely pouring with rain the way only the West Coast can, but it absolutely made the day. It was my favourite part of the West Coast. It was interesting to see the other half, respect to you for doing it. I can see why it's closed!

[@shanefraser7764]

My old man lived there in the 80s doing possum lines also lived in blackball we have a hat next to his dartboard from seddonville that I want lol nice to see the place In the flesh, ps he was also the one time clerk at the courts or similar in one of those towns and when he got the job there was a 5+ year backlog of documents and paperwork to sort thru....... he took it all outside and burnt it lol subbed beauty Channel mate, cheers from kerikeri Farish north ✌️

[@TheForsakenExplorerNz]

Wow that's awesome, Thank you for sharing with the channel, also thank you for watching and commenting 😎👍

[@richardpeychers4076]

Chasm creek walkway has been closed due to the building of a new walking bridge at great expense and is either open now or not far off.

[@stephendwyer4659]

The Chasm Creek walkway holds a couple of treats. About 100m short of the tunnel you cross a small bridge. The Mokihinui river is full of old railway carriages pushed in to save the line. 50 yards short of the tunnel on the right is a little cave where the shot firers used to shelter when blasting the tunnel.

[@stephendwyer4659]

The first coal shipped off the West Coast was mined on the North Bank of the Mokihinui river opposite the tunnel. It was then barged down the river to Scott's Bank and put onto a sea faring ship. The piles to the coal wharf are still in the river.

[@m4ttwrld]

Awesome vid mate, subscribed. Love coming over to the coast and exploring, gotta give Seddonville a crack.

[@richardnimmo7040]

Wow that's great. I was over there a round 1970/ 1980. We walked the old tram line. At the time we were with a guy who drove the little train used on the line back after the war. Is there any more information available about the old mines .

[@PrecociousFriand]

People should be aware that while the Seddonville (North entrance) is closed some way in because of the rockfall, it is still better than nothing and you can get some good sightseeing in until you hit that. The DOC signage on Charming Creek Rd Seddonville explains this clearly. Because if you try go in the Ngakawau (Southern entrance) way it is not going to happen. It is impassable now due to the slip you point out at 23;00. which is no longer a 'wee' one but huge. I wished we had known this in advance but we got so much misinformation even after the fact. Some point between April and now things got a lot worse probably due to the extreme weather through October. Anyway it;s a shame and one day perhaps I'll try again but it's unlikely I will be able to do so.

[@TheForsakenExplorerNz]

Yes was completely unpassable when i went too and sign posted but i climbed over all the slips to make this video, thank you for watching and commenting 😎👍