Barkerville

Billy Barker discovered gold in 1862.
Barkerville became a gold rush boom town and then slowly declined.
It still has a few active mines in the region but the old wooden buildings and mining/dredging machines have been preserved.





All the shops along the main street have all the old goods for sale.
They have set up models of Doctors and Dentists in action.





You can take rides on the horse drawn carriage up to the Court House to listen to actors playing their roles in period costume.








We had half an hour in school where we were taught the correct behaviour and manner of the day. Sue was glad she wasn't at school then!

A quick lunch and pint of their finest in the saloon.

Off in search of gold, our fortunes!