Draft:Garibaldi Diggings
| Submission declined on 6 July 2024 by SafariScribe (talk). This submission is not adequately supported by reliable sources. Reliable sources are required so that information can be verified. If you need help with referencing, please see Referencing for beginners and Citing sources. This draft's references do not show that the subject qualifies for a Wikipedia article. In summary, the draft needs multiple published sources that are:
Where to get help
How to improve a draft
You can also browse Wikipedia:Featured articles and Wikipedia:Good articles to find examples of Wikipedia's best writing on topics similar to your proposed article. Improving your odds of a speedy review To improve your odds of a faster review, tag your draft with relevant WikiProject tags using the button below. This will let reviewers know a new draft has been submitted in their area of interest. For instance, if you wrote about a female astronomer, you would want to add the Biography, Astronomy, and Women scientists tags. Editor resources
|  |
| Submission declined on 29 March 2024 by 14 novembre (talk). This draft's references do not show that the subject qualifies for a Wikipedia article. In summary, the draft needs multiple published sources that are: Declined by 14 novembre 7 months ago.
| |
The Garibaldi Diggings or The Garibaldi is the remains of a historic goldmining diggings located on the Maniototo plains of Central Otago. The diggings are located about 28 km from the township of Naseby.
History
[edit]The gold rush of the 1860s brought many miners from around the world to try to luck on the gold fields of Central Otago. In 1864, Italian miners Joseph Cicileno, Clement Chiaroni and James Spedderi were prospecting and found gold in the area and named the site after Italian patriot Giuseppe Garibaldi (1807-1882).[1]
During the 1880s the lease was taken over by miner Mr John Green who constructed a tail race and water reservoir on the site.[2] In 1887 the lease was taken over by Mr John Theodore Brooke Hickson who had mining experience from the goldfields of Victoria, Australia and conducted some gold prospecting in the area by driving tunnels into the surrounding hillside. In 1888 the Garibaldi Hydraulic Sluicing Company Limited was formed with shareholders of the company largely local business people from the district. [3]
The diggings can be visited and there is a trail that visitors can use to explore the site with access located off Omnibus Creek Road with permission from the land owner.[4]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ Scott, Keith. Gimmerburn: The Land that God Forgot to Finish.
- ^ "Paperspast Mt Ida Chronicle". paperspast.natlib.govt.nz. Retrieved 2024-03-30.
- ^ "Mindat Garibaldi Diggings".
- ^ "Map of Garibaldi".