Guts, God & Gold: Dunedin in the 1860's - Reed Gallery @ Dunedin Public Libraries

2011 marks the 150th anniversary of the discovery of gold in Gabriel's Gully, near Lawrence Township, in May 1861. The gully was named after Gabriel Read (1824--94), an Australian prospector who had already worked in the goldfields of Victoria and California before unearthing the precious metal in Otago.

This exhibition commemorates Read's discovery, and explores what life was like in 1860s Dunedin -- a city built on the proceeds from the goldfields -- through a combination of books, manuscripts and objects from the Heritage Collections and Otago Settlers Museum.

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• Otago
• Dunedin
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• Otago Settlers Museum
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