Location 302
Dwelling #302
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Area -
Barrs Gully -
Description -
Dwelling #302 Barrs Gully, east side of Round Hill, right bank of Bannockburn Creek approx 50m from the creek. Shown on the A J Park map of 1878
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Still Standing -
Yes -
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Walls only are still standing -
Construction Details -
Stacked stone with pug mortar. May have had a tussock thatched roof. The walls were approx 500mm thick. -
Location Type -
Dwelling
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Interested Parties
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| Group | Date | Description | |
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| 1 | c1867 - 1878 | Two unknown Chinese miners. | Details |
Notes
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| Note | Date | Short Description | Note Text |
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| 3089 | c1867-1878 | General note. | There is s story told by local people about this dwelling. It appears that it was constructed by two Chinese miners who were mining in the Duffers / Barrs Gully area. One of the miners set out to walk to Clyde for their regular supply of stores. When he returned, he found to his horror that his mining partner had been murdered and much of their mining gear, along with their gold was missing. The police in Cromwell were notified and a search of the roads leading from the area was undertaken. A stranger was apprehended in the Kawarau Gorge at a place known as the natural bridge, just upstream of the Roaring Meg creek. It appears that when he realized that the police were approaching, he threw the Chinese miners gold into the river. When the police searched his possessions they found the Chinese miners mining gear. The stranger was arrested for the death of the Chinese miner - it is not clear of his fate. The miners gold was never recovered, despite many attempts to find it. |
Images
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| Image Id | Source | Date | Short Description | |
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| 646 | Paul Crump - Bannockburn | 2001 | Barr's Corner - Round Hill, looking south. | View Image |
| 647 | Paul Crump - Bannockburn | 2001 | Barr's Corner - Round Hill. | View Image |
| 648 | Paul Crump - Bannockburn | 2001 | Barr's Corner - Round Hill | View Image |
| 2422 | Paul Crump - Bannockburn | c1870 | Dwelling #302 - Barrs Gully | View Image |