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Mikonui River

Coordinates: 42°54′S 170°46′E / 42.900°S 170.767°E / -42.900; 170.767
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Mikonui River
Map
Location
CountryNew Zealand
Physical characteristics
Source 
 • locationSouthern Alps
Mouth 
 • location
Tasman Sea
Length25 kilometres (16 mi)

The Mikonui River is a river of the West Coast Region of New Zealand's South Island. It flows northwest from its sources in the Southern Alps, reaching the Tasman Sea close to the township of Ross.

Early settlers on the Mikonui

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Charles Shearer (born 1826 in Denny, Scotland) and his wife Janet (born 1833 in Costdyke, Scotland) settled in Mikonui in 1868. In 1881 Charles advertised his Mikonui River water-race for sale in the West Coast Times for two hundred pounds.

See also

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References

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"Place name detail: Mikonui River". New Zealand Gazetteer. New Zealand Geographic Board. Retrieved 12 July 2009.

Goa Way Back, Early Hari Hari - Vic Berry, Published 1986

Paperspast

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42°54′S 170°46′E / 42.900°S 170.767°E / -42.900; 170.767