Gabriel's Gully

Gabriel's Gully
Gabriel's Gully during the height of the gold rush in 1862.

Gabriel's Gully is a locality in Otago, New Zealand, three kilometres from Lawrence township and close to the Tuapeka River.

The discovery of gold at Gabriel's Gully by Gabriel Read in May 1861 led to the Central Otago goldrush. While gold had been found in Otago before, this rush was beyond expectation, with the population of the gold field rising from almost nothing to around 11,500 within a year, twice that of Dunedin at the time.[1] It also stimulated overseas interest in the new colony.

References

  1. ↑ Whykickamoocow - curious New Zealand place names - McCloy, Nicola, Random House New Zealand, 2006

Further reading

  • Eldred-Grigg, Stevan (2008). Diggers, Hatters & Whores - The Story of the New Zealand Gold Rushes. Auckland: Random House. pp. 543 pages. ISBN 978-1-86941-925-7.

Coordinates: 45°52′54″S 169°40′47″E / 45.881763°S 169.679632°E / -45.881763; 169.679632


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