This documentary traces the history of the Alexandra, Clyde & Cromwell Gorge settlements in Central Otago, New Zealand from their origins of the 1862 gold rush, researched in detail by local historian, the late Ron Murray.
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@Blackscorpion19632 жыл бұрын
Ron Murray was a visionary and extremely well researched historian with an excellent wit. His narration in these videos are highly detailed and portrayed with simply clarity and wonderment. Thank you to uploader Scott Bennett greatly appreciated sir.
@billmcintyre61Ай бұрын
Loved the documentary on an area i grew up on .. . Live in Blenheim now, but still feel Central Otago my home ❤🎉
@JackieMacNZАй бұрын
Thanks so much for putting together this interesting and well researched video. Great old photos!
@montyskeetch408228 күн бұрын
The lack of trees in the oldest photos is fascinating, almost like an actual desert.
@billmcintyre61Ай бұрын
great views and comments, my great grandfather was involved in the gold dredgeing around Alexandra. Mcintyre was the surname. Money they made was invested in waterfront property's around the Otago harbor ....
Thank You for these videos , I'm from Soyuth america and fid it very informative
@kaitlynlsari681 Жыл бұрын
Interesting. I've seen a few of these photos from Clyde and muttontown area before but this was really interesting history of our area. Thanks
@kingy0023 ай бұрын
Thanks for sharing this little bit of history in the area. A hard life for the horses, as it would be up and down all day long.
@kiwihib11 ай бұрын
Thanks good to see a couple of my old works place in Clyde and Cromwell and the Dunstan Hotel that I stayed in, when it was owned by Fleur.
@Cssssssst5 ай бұрын
Growing up in Dunedin I always loved central Otago and its Wild West looking landscape. Best place in the world and I’m always looking for more info of the central Wild West days
@bzs83x3 жыл бұрын
Thanks Scott, very informative and enjoyable.
@Freetalkfm3 ай бұрын
Great to see some places my family grew up arround . My great grand father worked on the lines he stopped in Waitahuna and married my great grandmother where they stayed . My mother was brought up there aswell .
@rodrigomattos-cryptoguy961110 ай бұрын
Hi, im a coach driver, and your videos are helping a lot to tell the travellers what happened around here around 1800`s at gold rush. tks for your time doing this videos, i hope to go at the Arrowtown and Cromwell museum to get more information, to be honest i didint know about the stories about Alex, Clyde and Cromwell, tks a lot
@scottbennett161410 ай бұрын
Thanks for the nice comment. Really good book to read on the history is the "Heart of the Desert" by J C Parcell.
@DarrenMcManawaynz11 ай бұрын
Thank you!!
@robertmiller21733 ай бұрын
Thanks so much
@hamishmoodie46129 ай бұрын
Thankyou
@rossr1009 ай бұрын
Fascinating stuff, I live in Alex' and wonder if that's the Vol Fire siren I can hear in the background of the commentary? heh. Very interesting collection of pix and great comments in the voice over. Thanks
@scottybsactiveinterests9 ай бұрын
Glad you liked it. It was actually the Cromwell Volunteer Fire Station siren. I wasn't able to edit it out of Ron's narrative.
@TheInvoice1233 ай бұрын
How did they keep the beer cold
@OneBlueFroggy3 жыл бұрын
Looks like it was all mined out on a huge scale before people got there ! And why didn't the build those grand old ornate buildings there instead of those ugly little box houses ? Love the old photos, really shows what people were capable of building back in those years ! 👍 🇨🇦✌️
@geoffreycampbell5042 жыл бұрын
if you do some research . you may find that virtually all materials for building were brought in from the coast /or timber was floated down river from head of lake Hawea or Wanaka!
@elaibuchanan63192 жыл бұрын
because the grand old ornate building were already here when the settlers arrived
@tonijarvis50746 ай бұрын
My People of Parihaka in Slavery digging the irrigation races in Central Otago so Pakeha could have water to farm the arid land. This is the Truth behind Central Otago Farming
@petshopox5 ай бұрын
Whatever te Karen.
@jerrylynch5611Ай бұрын
Wow, I didn't know that... They were treated terribly thats for sure
@garycody19294 ай бұрын
The river is The Clutha ??
@scottbennett16144 ай бұрын
Correct, Clutha River also known in the early days as the Molyneux River or now the Maori name of Mata-Au.
@DW_Kiwi8 ай бұрын
This the real New Zealand. Not some Maori telling us that anything Maori is NZ culture!!
@kingy0023 ай бұрын
Bitter and comedic all in one.
@darrenwareing5715 Жыл бұрын
Where is the native bush?
@rossr1009 ай бұрын
Ask the people who were there before the settlers.