Denniston
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Denniston is a historic former coal-mining town on New Zealand’s rugged West Coast, known for its dramatic plateau setting and the famous Denniston Incline.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Denniston canonical | 1 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
former mining town
ⓘ
historic town ⓘ |
| accessBy | road from Waimangaroa ⓘ |
| climate |
frequent mist and cloud
ⓘ
high rainfall ⓘ |
| coalField | Buller Coalfield NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | New Zealand ⓘ |
| currentUse |
conservation area
ⓘ
heritage tourism site ⓘ |
| developmentPeriod | late 19th century ⓘ |
| economicHistory | coal export ⓘ |
| elevation | approximately 600 metres above sea level ⓘ |
| governingBody | Department of Conservation (New Zealand) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasAttraction |
Denniston Incline walking tracks
ⓘ
historic mining relics ⓘ interpretive displays ⓘ |
| hasHeritageSite | Denniston Historic Reserve NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasStructureRemains |
building foundations
ⓘ
incline brakehead ⓘ mine workings ⓘ rail tracks ⓘ |
| hasView |
Tasman Sea
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
surrounding ranges ⓘ |
| heritageProtection | Denniston Historic Area NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalActivity | coal mining ⓘ |
| inclineFunction | transport coal from plateau to coastal railhead ⓘ |
| inclineGradient | up to 1 in 1.25 ⓘ |
| knownFor |
Denniston Incline
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
coal mining history ⓘ dramatic plateau setting ⓘ industrial heritage ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Buller District
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
West Coast Region NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedNear | Westport NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedOn |
Denniston Plateau
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
South Island NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nearbySettlement |
Waimangaroa
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Westport NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| peakActivityPeriod |
early 20th century
ⓘ
late 19th century ⓘ |
| populationTrend | decline after coal industry contraction ⓘ |
| regionType | rugged West Coast ⓘ |
| resourceExtracted | bituminous coal ⓘ |
| status | largely abandoned settlement ⓘ |
| tourismTheme |
coal mining heritage
ⓘ
industrial archaeology ⓘ |
| transportInfrastructure | Denniston Incline cable railway NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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