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

Spar Bush

Spar Bush is a farming district to the north of the Waianiwa and Oporo railway stations, between the Makarewa and Thornbury Junctions. It extends back several miles, and there is still a considerable extent of bush remaining, although a large sawmill has been working for many years. A portion of the district known as New River Plains is on the western bank of the Oreti and New River. The land in that district is specially noted for its rich quality as agricultural and pastoral land. Spar Bush is in the Wallacetown riding of the county of Southland, and in the electorate of Awarua. At the census of 1901 it had a population of 291, to which should be added 188 in the New River district. There is a public hall with a library in the district, and religious services are held there periodically. Spar Bush has had a school since 1884, and in 1904 there was an attendance of thirty-four. The settlers are chiefly freeholders, and some of the farms are 1,000 acres in extent.