NEW ZEALAND: Ancient cemetery, ARROWTOWN gold mining town

Arrowtown cemetery, town of Arrowtown, Otago, New Zealand - the historic cemetery of Arrowtown, South Island, New Zealand. Let's travel to the South Island of New Zealand and let's visit the historic gold mining town of Arrowtown in the Otago region of the country. We are going to visit the oldest cemetery of Arrowtown, in the South island of New Zealand, and which dates from 1864. The Arrowtown cemetery in New Zealand includes several hundred graves of people that lived and died around the historic gold mining town of Arrowtown. The Arrowtown cemetery is now managed by the Queenstown Lakes District Council.
Arrowtown is a historic gold mining town in the Otago region of the South Island of New Zealand. Arrowtown is located on the banks of the Arrow River approx 7.5 km from State Highway 6.
Gold was found in the Arrow River in 1862, and a township of 1,000 miners soon sprang up. It was initially named Fox's, based on William Fox's claim to have been first to find gold there, but was soon renamed Arrowtown. At the high point of the gold rush the population of Arrowtown rose to over 7,000 and it became the center of a larger municipality, which covered the new settlements of Macetown, Skippers Canyon and Bullendale (today only ghost towns).
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[@amangogna68]

Beautiful video of the ancient cemetery in Arrowtown, New Zealand !

[@VicStefanu]

Thanks for visiting! 👍👍👍

[@antjetautkus5506]

Thx Vic ....👍😇
Aroha from AOTEAROALAND
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[@VicStefanu]

Hi Antje, many thanks!! 👍👍👍

[@joycolville3438]

The first person buried in the cemetery was my GG grandfather William Henry Colville. He drowned in the Shotover River. He was from Arbroath Scotland. Thank you.

[@VicStefanu]

Very interesting, thank you for these comments!! 👍👍👍

[@lydia5649]

Thanks Vic 👍

[@VicStefanu]

Thanks for visiting! 👍👍👍

[@rebeccakincaid2192]

Though very old, this is a beautifully maintained cemetery. The background visible is gorgeous- a peaceful place. Thanks Vic.

[@VicStefanu]

Hello, I am glad you enjoyed the video!! 👍👍👍

[@aking9999]

One of the oldest and best cemereties is in " Brighton " on the West Coast of the south Island. Brighton used to be between the Blue Spur Gold Mine and the 12 mile Between Greymouth and Westport. The cemetery is interesting because of the unique bay around which the town used to stand. There were many wrecks of ships and boats trying to seek shelter in the bay, and the resulting loss of life. There was also the usual settler deaths from accidents and disease.

[@VicStefanu]

Hello, thank you for sharing with us these interesting comments!! 👍👍👍

[@ItsmeAlexCrete]

Beautiful cemetary, in a good condition i would Said.

[@VicStefanu]

Hi Alex, thank you!

[@martymartin2894]

Thanks Vic I wonder why they all died so young there.

[@VicStefanu]

I was wondering the same and I asked around, the general answer I got was that the conditions were very-very hard and that there was disease everywhere..