LOCAL NUGGETS

Arrowtown Random Fact No.1

There has been a fire station on the current site since 1890. The hand drawn hose reel was used until the 1940’s.

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Arrowtown Random Fact No.2

The first jail in Arrowtown was simply a log. You were chained up to it. The later stone jail still exists and is in Cardigan Street. It is New Zealand’s 4th oldest jail.

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Arrowtown Random Fact No.3

They used to sell Morphine in the local drug store. That was back in the goldmining days of course!

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Arrowtown Random Fact No.4

Australia’s first saint, Sister Mary MacKillop visited Arrowtown in 1897 and set up a Catholic School. Part of this school can still be visited today.

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Arrowtown Random Fact No.5

Millbrook Resort is named after Mill Farm on which it sits. Mill farm was established by the Butel family who came from Normandy.

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Arrowtown Random Fact No.6

Arrowtown was originally known as Fox’s. named after William Fox an early gold discoverer. Then it was known as The Arrow and later Arrowtown.

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