TURNER Part 5: Westport 1867-1876
The Charleston gold rush started in 1867, and James A. M. Turner and the family travelled north to follow it. “By 1967 Westport was surrounded by a prosperous group of goldfields. This position, being conducive to business, attracted a wide range of merchants, storekeepers from the south and also Nelson” (24) Gold had been mined on a…
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