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Biddy of the Buller

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Biddy of the Buller

Bridget Goodwin, or ‘Biddy of the Buller’ as she was known, was a rather unconventional woman. She spent decades working as a gold miner, living with two male digger friends. Like male gold miners she wore moleskin trousers and boots, and smoked a pipe. She died in 1899.

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Bronwyn Labrum, Rural clothing – Womenswear, Te Ara – the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, https://teara.govt.nz/en/photograph/18473/biddy-of-the-buller (accessed 4 June 2026).

Story by Bronwyn Labrum, published 1 March 2009.