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Kōrero: Gold and gold mining

Miners’ origins

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Miners’ origins

Scottish, Irish and English miners made up roughly equal proportions on the Otago goldfields. On the West Coast, Irish miners were more numerous, making up one-third to one-half of all miners.

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Source: ‘Peopling project’, Ministry for Culture and Heritage

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Carl Walrond, Gold and gold mining – Miners, Te Ara – the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, https://teara.govt.nz/mi/graph/8642/miners-origins (accessed 4 June 2026).

He kōrero nā Carl Walrond, i tāngia i te 2 March 2009.