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

Lower Shotover

Lower Shotover was a scene of much excitement in the early days of mining, but the district is now devoted principally to farming. The township has a hotel, a blacksmith's shop, and a public school, with an average attendance of thirty-eight, and the post office and telephone bureau are at the school-house. These buildings adjoin the main road from Queenstown to Arrow town, via Frankton and Lake Hayes, and are about equi-distant, six miles, from each settlement. The village is on the east side of the Shotover river, near the old bridge, which is showing distinct signs of age. The junction of the Kawarau and Shotover rivers is about two miles to the south of the Lower Shotover, which is in the Queenstown riding of Lake county, and in the Wakatipu electorate.