Above; The gold rush era of easy riches wrested from the soil by miners in a score of fields all over New Zealand was not of long duration, but it was known that the rivers and waterways in the South Island in particular contained vast deposits of untouched mineral. The difficulty was how to get it out. For many years men wrestled with the problem, until finally the dredging boom came along to carry on the harvest of gold. As early as 1864 the first experiments were made with the dredging idea, but it was not until 20 years later that the first steam dredge made its appearance. This, however, was not a success, and another 11 years had to pass before any real progress was made with this method of gold winning. The most spectacular successes were achieved on the Molyneux, Clutha, and Kawarau rivers in Central Otago, where at the beginning of the present century no fewer than 53 dredges were operating profitably. But the dredging boom died also, and for many years dredging was confined to comparatively small projects, until of recent times overseas interests have interested themselves in New Zealand’s gold resources, investing some large sums in huge modern dredges which are now operating. Above: Woollen manufacturing was one of the earliest industries to be established in New Zealand, the first mill being established on the Taieri Plains by Mr A. J. Burns in 1871. To-day the twelve mills in operation throughout New Zealand employ nearly 3000 persons. Raw. material to the value of over £500,000 is used annually, and the output at the present time varies from £1,250,000 to £1,500,000.

Otago Daily Times, Issue 24022, 22 January 1940, Page 35 (Supplement)

Above; The gold rush era of easy riches wrested from the soil by miners in a score of fields all over New Zealand was not of long duration, but it was known that the rivers and waterways in the South Island in particular contained vast deposits of untouched mineral. The difficulty was how to get it out. For many years men wrestled with the problem, until finally the dredging boom came along to carry on the harvest of gold. As early as 1864 the first experiments were made with the dredging idea, but it was not until 20 years later that the first steam dredge made its appearance. This, however, was not a success, and another 11 years had to pass before any real progress was made with this method of gold winning. The most spectacular successes were achieved on the Molyneux, Clutha, and Kawarau rivers in Central Otago, where at the beginning of the present century no fewer than 53 dredges were operating profitably. But the dredging boom died also, and for many years dredging was confined to comparatively small projects, until of recent times overseas interests have interested themselves in New Zealand’s gold resources, investing some large sums in huge modern dredges which are now operating.

Above: Woollen manufacturing was one of the earliest industries to be established in New Zealand, the first mill being established on the Taieri Plains by Mr A. J. Burns in 1871. To-day the twelve mills in operation throughout New Zealand employ nearly 3000 persons. Raw. material to the value of over £500,000 is used annually, and the output at the present time varies from £1,250,000 to £1,500,000.