Dumbarton (New Zealand)
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| Coordinates | 45 ° 35 ′ S , 169 ° 19 ′ E | |
| Region ISO | NZ-OTA | |
| Country |
 New Zealand
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| region | Otago | |
| District | Central Otago District | |
| Ward | Roxburgh Ward | |
| Residents | few | |
| height | 109 m | |
| Post Code | 9572 | |
| Telephone code | +64 (0) 3 | |
Dumbarton is a small settlement in the Central Otago District of the Otago Regionon the South Island of New Zealand .
geography
The settlement is 5 km south of Roxburgh on the Clutha River . The New Zealand State Highway 8 connects Dumbarton with Roxbourgh and Alexandra in the north and Lawrence and Gore in the southeast and southwest.
history
The Roxburgh Branch , a branch line of the South Island Main Trunk Railway , ran on the other bank of the Clutha and connected Roxburgh with the South Island Main Trunk Railway from April 18, 1928 . The nearest train station was in Teviot , which is 4 km southeast of Dumbarton . The entire line was closed on June 1, 1968 and subsequently dismantled.
economy
Fruit is grown in the Dumbarton area .
literature
- Helga Neubauer: Dumbarton . In: The New Zealand Book . 1st edition. NZ Visitor Publications , Nelson 2003, ISBN 1-877339-00-8 , pp. 823 .
Individual evidence
- ↑ Topo250 maps . Land Information New Zealand , accessed June 3, 2017 .
- ^ David Leitch, Brian Scott : Exploring New Zealand's Ghost Railways . Grantham House , Wellington 1998, pp. 100 (English).
- ^ Geoffrey B. Churchman, Tony Hurst : The Railways of New Zealand . A Journey Through History . HarperCollins , Auckland 1991, pp. 204 (English).
- ^ Neubauer: Dumbarton . In: The New Zealand Book . 2003, p. 823 .