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Gabriel's Gully is a locality in Otago , New Zealand , three kilometres from Lawrence township and close to the Tuapeka River . The discovery of Gold at Gabriel's Gully by Gabriel Read in May 1861 led to the Central Otago Goldrush . While gold had been found in the Otago before, this rush was beyond expectation, with the population of the gold field rising from almost nothing to around 11,500 within a year, twice that of Dunedin at the time.''Whykickamoocow - curious New Zealand place names'' - McCloy, Nicola, Random House New Zealand, 2006 It also stimulated oversea interest in the new colony. REFERENCES |
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