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Kyeburn Diggings One-Place Study

This publication draws on my one-place study research to write about people and events associated with the Kyeburn Diggings in Central Otago, New Zealand. It links to relevant information in my One-Place Study Archive on the weare.xyz platform.

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McCready vs Veale / Veale vs McCready

Disputes at the Kyeburn Diggings: Samuel Jeffery Veale (1943-1929) and David McCready (abt. 1835-1893) found themselves on opposites side of Court proceedings more than once.

Margaret Mary Alexander (1839-1919)

People of the Kyeburn Diggings - Margaret Mary Alexander. Married name Forgie.

A Contribution to the Enfranchisement of Women

The 1893 Suffrage Petitions - Te Petihana Whakamana Pōti Wahine, and the contribution made by Margaret Mary [Alexander] Forgie—a resident of the Kyeburn Diggings.

Landing Page - Murder at the Diggings Series

This page links together 7 posts I wrote about the murder of Mary Young at the Kyeburn Diggings in 1880, the investigation and outcome, and the eventual conviction and execution of Ah Lee

Revisiting the Tragedy on Mt Nobbler

When I was invited to speak at Speakers' Corner (ProjectKin), I decided to revisit the tragedy on Mt Nobbler and tell the story of the four young people who lost their lives there in July/August 1891

William Smith - An Accidental Death

William Smith died after falling from his horse at Speculation Gully while on his way home to Little Kyeburn—a Kyeburn Diggings settlement—in Central Otago, New Zealand.

Left Behind in Dunedin - Emma's Story

Oral Family History - When the Veale family moved from the Kyeburn Diggings in Central Otago to the West Coast, did Emma really get left behind in Dunedin as the family story says?

Tragedy on Mt Nobbler: #3 Two Inquests and a Funeral

On 1 August 1891, Alphonso Philip Beer, Robert Blanchard, and James Meikle, died in an avalanche of snow on Mt Nobbler while trying to rescue Thomas Bulger Meikle who was stuck on the mountain.

Tragedy on Mt Nobbler: #2 The Tragedy Unfolds

On 1 August 1891, Alphonso Philip Beer, Robert Blanchard, and James Meikle, died in an avalanche of snow on Mt Nobbler while trying to rescue Thomas Bulger Meikle who was stuck on the mountain.

Tragedy on Mt Nobbler: #1 Setting the Scene

On 1 August 1891, Alphonso Philip Beer, Robert Blanchard, and James Meikle, died in an avalanche of snow on Mt Nobbler while trying to rescue Thomas Bulger Meikle who was stuck on the mountain.