
The gold mining history of the Shotover and Kawarau Rivers ...
The worldfamous Shotover River was one of the richest goldbearing rivers in the world, and gold was first discovered in Arthurs Point in 1862. Prospectors, miners and fortune seekers flocked to Queenstown where the river was cradled, sluiced and dredged. The rush was shortlived as gold was discovered on the West Coast of the South Island and ...