New Zealand Gold Rush?

Question

Hi. I have a report on Gold Rush. I'm doing New Zealand and I really need help!!!!!

Answer 1

There are several areas in which there was gold rushes at different times eg I think the Otago one was the first one ( Garbriels Gully from memory)..lots of chinese went there too!

Coming from Marlborough we were always taught about the one near canvastown in the wakamarina river ( named for the high numbers of tents from gold miners.....I remember singing this awful song about it at a choir evening ( on the banks of the wakamarina, a journey from Nelson about ?0 miles....a splendid gold field has been discovered....blah blah..) apparently it was sung like a jingle to get people to go there, giving information about the place etc....early advertising.

I also remember visting a place in Thames ( where they drilled into the rock to make tunnels unlike the other previous places that had river mining)

I have a feeling there might have been one on the west coast as well...not sure

Try the website below...down the bottom there are some options... it might be under the timeline or people...you will have to troll thru it

Answer 2

Why don't you just use Google and look for New Zealand Gold Rush, and see what comes up.