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Blacks Point Museum

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Blacks Point Museum

Containing a wonderful collection of memorabilia, Blacks Point Museum, near Reefton, records life in a mining town. The mural on the left has been painted by local resident and well-known cinematographer Alun Bollinger.

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Simon Nathan, West Coast places – Reefton, Te Ara – the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, https://teara.govt.nz/en/photograph/20977/blacks-point-museum (accessed 4 June 2026).

Story by Simon Nathan, published 3 March 2009.