“Daily updated mining exploration news on gold”—–The historic significance of an Otago site at which a gold rush was sparked nearly 150 years ago is in line to get heritage recognition from the Historic Places Trust.
The trust said it was undertaking formal registration of Gabriel’s Gully, near Lawrence.
The site is where Gabriel Read discovered gold in 1861, leading to the gold rushes that transformed the province into the country’s wealthiest.
At its peak, Gabriel’s Gully attracted more than 10,000 miners to the region and Dunedin became the largest city in New Zealand .
Archaeological features remain on site, including Pollard’s Dam, water races, powder magazines, sluicing faces, mine shafts, remains of stamper batteries and tailing races and piles.
Gabriel’s Gully is managed by the Department of Conservation as an historic reserve.
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