Pathfinders                                                       Otago goldfields These research suggestions and hyperlinks to websites will help you with your research on the socioeconomic effects of gold mining in the Wakatipu and Otago goldfields in the mid / late 1800s and early 1900s. Subject headings, keywords Otago, Wakatipu Basin, Gold fields, gold mining, Chinese miners, women on the goldfields, Dewey Numbers:  993-993.02 Several books are held in the Workroom of the library. "Choie Sew Hoy" by James Ng, "Early pioneers in the Cromwell area 1863-1880" "Macetown and the Arrow Gorge, Otago goldfields park",  "The Wakatipians" by Alfred Duncan, "The Arrowtown Chinese settlement", "Always plenty to do. Women in the Wakatipu 860-1920" "Goldfields of Otago" by John Hall-Jones "Heather's gold" by Donald Offwood, "New Zealand's golden days" by Bruce Mahalski,   Reference: 993: New Zealand histories, 030: New Zealand encyclopedias.  Websites The following websites have information on the Otago goldfields   http://www.arrowtown.org.nz An introduction to Arrowtown, New Zealand. http://www.nzhistory.net.nz New Zealand history coordinated by the History and Heritage units of the Ministry for Culture and Heritage. http://www.tepapa.govt.nz New Zealand's National Museum - Te Papa. http://www.handsonhistory.co.nz Lakes District Museum education programme. http://www.teara.govt.nz/ http://www.stevenyoung.co.nz/The-Chinese-in-New-Zealand/What-s-New/Chinese-in-New-Zealand.html http://www.cityofdunedin.com/city/?page=feat_chinese_goldmin http://www.historic.org.nz/magazinefeatures/2003spring/2003_spring_a.htm http://www.arrowtown.org/chine.htm

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