Lawrence, Otago

E46262

Lawrence, Otago is a small historic gold-mining town in New Zealand’s South Island, noted as an early gold rush center and a cradle of national heritage.


Statements (48)

Predicate Object
instanceOf settlement
town
category Mining towns in New Zealand
Populated places in Otago
characteristic small rural town
climate temperate oceanic climate
country New Zealand
culturalSignificance cradle of New Zealand national heritage
demography small population
distanceFrom approximately 35 km northwest of Balclutha
approximately 80 km southwest of Dunedin
district Clutha District
economicActivity farming
tourism
economicHistory gold mining
foundedAs gold-mining settlement
governingBody Clutha District Council
hasFeature historic buildings
museum
old miners’ cottages
heritageStatus historic town
heritageTheme gold rush heritage
historicalEvent New Zealand gold rush
surface form: Otago gold rush
isPartOf Clutha District
New Zealand
Otago
surface form: Otago region

South Island
knownFor Gabriels Gully goldfield
New Zealand gold rush
gold mining history
heritage buildings
historic goldfields
language English
locatedIn Inland Otago hill country
Otago
South Island
locatedOn State Highway 8 NERFINISHED
near Clutha River / Mata-Au
Gabriels Gully
region Otago
surface form: Otago region
role early gold rush centre in New Zealand
timeZone NZST
timeZoneDST NZDT
tourismAttraction gold rush relics
historic main street
walking tracks around Gabriels Gully
tourismType heritage tourism
transportConnection road link between Dunedin and Central Otago via State Highway 8

Referenced by (1)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.