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The Eldorado [Hotel on the Waipori Road, Otago]

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Date

[ca. 1865?]

Artist

William Mathew Hodgkins (1833-1898)

Collective Title

Hodgkins family :[Album of sketches 1880s, 1890s]

Collection

Alexander Turnbull Library

Image Link

https://natlib.govt.nz/records/22499134

Description

Shows a small wooden building, displaying the sign `The Eldorado', in an isolated area in Central Otago. The building is viewed from the opposite side of the road. It has a verandah and a slab chimney

A related watercolour by Hodgkins is in the Otago Settlers' Museum, 'The old Eldorado grog shanty on the Waipori Road' dated 1868 or 1869. The OSM watercolour appears to show the building at a slightly later state, with two brick chimneys, viewed from a different angle. The hotel, established by 1862, was on an isolated stretch of road between Waipori and Mahinerangi, Central Otago. It was used by goldminers heading to Gabriel's Gully and back to Dunedin. It was held up by robbers in 1863, when in the ownership of Archibald and Joan Walker.

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All Rights Reserved

Image Credit

Alexander Turnbull Library

Location

Central Otago District, Otago, New Zealand

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Residential Buildings
Roads

Category

Buildings & Architecture

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