Reefton
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Reefton is a historic New Zealand mining town on the West Coast of the South Island, known for being one of the first places in the Southern Hemisphere to have a public electricity supply.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Reefton canonical | 1 |
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
mining town
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populated place ⓘ town ⓘ |
| continent | Oceania ⓘ |
| country | New Zealand ⓘ |
| electricityHistory |
early adoption of electric street lighting
ⓘ
early municipal power station ⓘ |
| governingBody | Buller District Council NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasActivity |
fishing
ⓘ
mountain biking ⓘ tramping ⓘ |
| hasAttraction |
Reefton School of Mines museum
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
gold mining relics ⓘ historic power house site ⓘ |
| hasClimate | temperate oceanic climate ⓘ |
| hasEconomicHistory | 19th century gold rush ⓘ |
| hasFacility |
Reefton Hospital
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
primary school ⓘ secondary school ⓘ |
| hasHeritage |
heritage buildings
ⓘ
historic main street ⓘ |
| hasIndustry |
coal mining
ⓘ
forestry ⓘ gold mining ⓘ tourism ⓘ |
| hasNearbyFeature |
Inangahua Junction
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Paparoa Range NERFINISHED ⓘ Victoria Forest Park NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasNickname | The Town of Light NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasPostcode | 7830 ⓘ |
| hasRiver | Inangahua River NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasTransport |
State Highway 69
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
West Coast railway line NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| knownFor |
early public electricity supply
ⓘ
gold mining history ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
South Island
ⓘ
Southern Hemisphere ⓘ West Coast Region NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedOn | Inangahua River NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| oneOfFirstIn | Southern Hemisphere towns with public electricity supply ⓘ |
| partOf | Buller District NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| regionType | rural town ⓘ |
| timeZone |
New Zealand Daylight Time
NERFINISHED
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New Zealand Standard Time NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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