A year after the first gold was discovered on the Dunstan, ‘Hartley or lower town’ (soon to be named Alexandra, at the river junction) and ‘Dunstan or upper town’ (Clyde, in the distance) feature in this sketch of the Clutha River basin. Two gold miners carrying swags and tools are heading for the diggings.
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Alexander Turnbull Library
Reference:
C-103-103-1
Pen and wash sketch by Francis Edward Nairn
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