In the 1890s there was a major investment in dredges, as speculators sought quick riches from gold in Otago and West Coast rivers. This is the Clyde No 2 dredge being built at that time on the Clutha River near Alexandra.
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Alexander Turnbull Library, Gold Dredges Album
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PA1-q-105-062
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