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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Cambrian , which is sometimes called Welshman's Gully, is a coal-mining settlement in the county of Maniototo. It lies at the foot of the Dunstan range, and is four miles distant from St. Bathans, and 118 miles from Dunedin. A tri-weekly coach service connects it with Rough Ridge, on the Otago Central railway. A considerable amount of gold has been obtained from the district, which still possesses an apparently inexhaustible supply of coal. Cambrian has a post and telegraph office, public school, a hotel, and an Oddfellows' Lodge; and curling is a popular pastime during the winter months.