THE MAN WHO FOUND WAIHI.
WELLINGTON, October 10. Claiming' to have been the discoverer of gold at Waihi, Alexander Mackay, of Paeroa, has petitioned Parliament, through Mr Glover, for a reward. He states that he discovered gold in 1867 on the ground now owned by the Waihi Gold Mining Company, and floated the original company. On the Thames, after th© opening of Ohincmuri to gold mining in 1867, he discovered gold at Karangahake, and in the following year at Waitekauri and Owharoa. The petitioner states that the Government guaranteed: hie' would be rewarded as loon aa the localities proved p'vyab'ft.
Permanent link to this item
https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/OW19111018.2.13
Bibliographic details
Otago Witness, Issue 3005, 18 October 1911, Page 4
Word Count
100THE MAN WHO FOUND WAIHI. Otago Witness, Issue 3005, 18 October 1911, Page 4
Using This Item
Allied Press Ltd is the copyright owner for the Otago Witness. You can reproduce in-copyright material from this newspaper for non-commercial use under a Creative Commons New Zealand BY-NC-SA licence. This newspaper is not available for commercial use without the consent of Allied Press Ltd. For advice on reproduction of out-of-copyright material from this newspaper, please refer to the Copyright guide.