Title: The Cyclopedia of New Zealand [Otago & Southland Provincial Districts]

Author: Cyclopedia Company Limited

Publication details: The Cyclopedia Company, Limited, 1905, Christchurch

Part of: The Cyclopedia of New Zealand

License: Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 3.0 New Zealand Licence

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Wedderburn , ninety-four miles north-west from Dunedin, on the Otago Central railway, stands at a higher elevation than any other railway station in the South Island, being 1,770 feet above sea level. Consequently the district has a very bracing climate. The Wedderburn creek flows through the township, and the settlement is bordered and sheltered on all sides by ranges of hills. Farming is the main industry, but there are also coal pits, and gold-sluicing is carried on. Wedderburn has a public school and a hotel.