Hindon Railway Station beside the Taieri River circa 1926
Hindon
Hindon was named by provincial superintendent John Hyde Harris, who owned land in the area, though the origin of the name is not known.[1] The area was a centre of activity during the latter part of the Otago Gold Rush, with several mines working the gold-bearing quartzreefs at Hindon and nearby Barewood. The size of the township dwindled markedly after the end of the rush.[2] Little remains of the mines, though some subsided shafts remain as hazards for local farmers.[3]
Hindon has a population of around 70 people. At the height of the gold rush its population was around 1200.
Referencesedit
^Reed, A.W. (1975) Place names of New Zealand. Wellington: A.H. & A.W. Reed. p. 174.
^"The Hindon and Barewood Reefs", Otago Witness, 31 March 1892. Retrieved from Papers Past, New Zealand National Library, 7 November 2015.
^Hutchinson, D., "Hindon mine shaft 'bit of a graveyard'," Otago Daily Times, 5 May 2013. Retrieved 7 November 2015.
hindon, zealand, hindon, small, settlement, inland, otago, south, island, zealand, located, kilometres, northwest, dunedin, silverpeaks, range, close, edge, strath, taieri, taieri, gorge, railway, runs, through, hindon, between, dunedin, middlemarch, hindon, r. Hindon is a small settlement in inland Otago in the South Island of New Zealand It is located 24 kilometres 15 mi northwest of Dunedin in the Silverpeaks Range close to the edge of the Strath Taieri The Taieri Gorge Railway runs through Hindon on its way between Dunedin and Middlemarch Hindon Railway Station beside the Taieri River circa 1926Hindon Hindon was named by provincial superintendent John Hyde Harris who owned land in the area though the origin of the name is not known 1 The area was a centre of activity during the latter part of the Otago Gold Rush with several mines working the gold bearing quartz reefs at Hindon and nearby Barewood The size of the township dwindled markedly after the end of the rush 2 Little remains of the mines though some subsided shafts remain as hazards for local farmers 3 Hindon has a population of around 70 people At the height of the gold rush its population was around 1200 References edit Reed A W 1975 Place names of New Zealand Wellington A H amp A W Reed p 174 The Hindon and Barewood Reefs Otago Witness 31 March 1892 Retrieved from Papers Past New Zealand National Library 7 November 2015 Hutchinson D Hindon mine shaft bit of a graveyard Otago Daily Times 5 May 2013 Retrieved 7 November 2015 45 43 40 S 170 18 10 E 45 72778 S 170 30278 E 45 72778 170 30278 nbsp This Otago geography article is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Hindon New Zealand amp oldid 1217645856, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
