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Macetown

The quartz-mining township up the Arrow, reached by the Macetown Road.

Stories

  • Story · Gold Discoveries and the Gold Industry

    The Chinese settlement at Arrowtown

    About ten huts, a long house and two stores stood along Bush Creek, worked by men who took on the ground the first rush had abandoned.

In the Courier index

Magazine articles in Issue 102, Summer 2019

  • Macetown Road, p. 29 Historical panel donated by QDHS in 2019, A Road to Macetown’s Gold

Magazine articles in Issue 95, Winter 2016

  • Macetown, p. 30 Calendar talk: Construction of the Macetown Road by Fran O'Connor

Magazine articles in Issue 90, Spring 2013

  • Macetown in 1897, p. 32 Danny Knudson, calendar talk - painting by Graham Brinsley

Magazine articles in Issue 87, Winter 2012

  • Macetown Road, p. 7 Talk: Macetown Road by Ben Saunders at launch of 2012 calendar

Magazine articles in Issue 61, Summer 1998

  • Macetown, p. 26 Photograph - A farewell party at Macetown c1910

Magazine articles in Issue 44, Winter 1990

Magazine articles in Issue 41, Summer 1988

  • Macetown, p. 13 A condensed history of the proposed park

Magazine articles in Issue 35, Summer 1985

  • Macetown, p. 14 Premier Mine: Quartz mining in the Wakatipu area 1886

Magazine articles in Issue 34, Winter 1985

Magazine articles in Issue 33, Summer 1984

Magazine articles in Issue 32, Winter 1984

  • Macetown, p. 3 1884 saw a falling off of mining activity.

Magazine articles in Issue 31, Summer 1983

  • Macetown, p. 20 The Twelve Mile Apostles: Edward Callaghan was the king of the Twelve Mile Apostles.

Magazine articles in Issue 29, Summer 1983

  • Macetown, p. 28 A description of mining activity & mines in the area. Contributed by A.J.De La Mare
  • Macetown Mines, p. 28 Macetown. A description of mining activity & mines in the area.1882

Magazine articles in Issue 28, Winter 1982

  • Macetown, p. 15 Gold Mining At Macetown. Contributed by Alan De La Mare.

Magazine articles in Issue 27, Summer 1981

  • Macetown, p. 7 Johnstone, Nellie: Describes life as a widow in Arrowtown in the early 1900's

Magazine articles in Issue 25, Summer 1980

  • Macetown, p. 21 Johnstone, Nellie: Reminiscences of her Macetown childhood & teenage years.

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