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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Riverside is a farming district on the Dipton Flat, five miles to the south of Dipton. It is not far from Benmore, and lies towards the hills, on the other side of the valley through which flows the Oreti river. Dipton creek, a tributary of the river runs through the settlement, which is in the Winton riding of the county of Southland, and in the electorate of Wallace. Riverside has had a school since 1885, but there is no post office in the district, and Dipton is the post-al address of the settlers. The land is level, and specially suitable for pastoral purposes. A number of the settlers have large holdings, some of which run into 3,000 acres. The district extends from the western bank of the Oreti river to the Foothills.