Location 370
Dwelling #370 - Hut
Map 3
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Area -
Kawarau River -
Description -
Dwelling #370 - Hut Approx 150m upstream of the existing Bannockburn Bridge on the right bank of the Kawarau River.
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Still Standing -
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This area is now under Lake Dunstan. -
Construction Details -
Unknown -
Location Type -
Dwelling
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Interested Parties
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| Group | Date | Description | |
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| 1 | 1869 - 1871 | James Nicholas | Details |
Notes
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| Note | Date | Short Description | Note Text |
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| 3266 | 1869 | James Nicholas discovered lignite opposite Richards Ferry. | in April 1869 James Nicholas discovered and opened up a seam of lignite opposite Richards Ferry on the Bannockburn side of the Kawarau River. He gave the mine the name of the Gladstone Coal Works. |
| 3267 | 1879 | Electoral roll records | The electoral roll for the period of the last day of August 1870 to the first day of Sept 1871 for Dunstan mentions Mr J Nicholas. It states that his place of abode is near Cromwell at Bannockburn Ferry, Kawarau River, Gladstone Coal Works. There are no details of dwelling #370 or who lived in it after James Nicholas. |
Images
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