Pinders Pond, Roxburgh, Central Otago District, Otago Region, New Zealandi
| Regional Level Types | |
|---|---|
| Pinders Pond | Pond |
| Roxburgh | - not defined - |
| Central Otago District | District |
| Otago Region | Region |
| New Zealand | Country |
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45° 34' 41'' South , 169° 19' 11'' East
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The pond is a popular picnic site, 3 kilometres south of Roxburgh. It is an old hydraulic elevating sluicing gold pond. John Ewing had emigrated to New Zealand from Scotland in 1863. He soon had large mining interests around St Bathans, north of Alexandra. Around 1902, he moved to Roxburgh, forming the Teviot and Molyneux Gold Mining Company, and conducting sluicing operations at Pinders Pond. He died from prostrate cancer in 1922.
Gold had been discovered at Roxburgh in 1862, when Andrew Young and James Woodhouse was crossing the Teviot Creek at its confluence with the Clutha River. While drying their clothes they passed the time panning, discovering gold. There was a short-lived gold rush estimated at six hundred miners, then in the 1890's and early 20th Century a lot of gold dredging.
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| ⓘ Gold Formula: Au Reference: Mt Benger Mail (1922) Obituary, 06 September 1922 |
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Year (asc) Year (desc) Author (A-Z) Author (Z-A)Mt Benger Mail (1922) Obituary, 06 September 1922.
Otago Daily Times (2009) Pond Vested in District Council, 18 September 2009.
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Pinders Pond, Roxburgh, Central Otago District, Otago Region, New Zealand