Hindon, New Zealand

Hindon

Hindon is a small settlement in inland

Taieri Gorge Railway runs through Hindon on its way between Dunedin and Middlemarch

Hindon was named by provincial superintendent

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

^ 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.

45°43′40″S 170°18′10″E / 45.72778°S 170.30278°E / -45.72778; 170.30278

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[1] Reed, A.W. (1975) Place names of New Zealand. Wellington: A.H. & A.W. Reed. p. 174.

[2] "The Hindon and Barewood Reefs", Otago Witness, 31 March 1892. Retrieved from Papers Past, New Zealand National Library, 7 November 2015.

[3] Hutchinson, D., "Hindon mine shaft 'bit of a graveyard'," Otago Daily Times, 5 May 2013. Retrieved 7 November 2015.

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