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The discoverer of gold in the Arrow river was a shepherd named Jack Tewa or Maori Jack. He also won the Royal Humane medal for saving a man from drowning in Lake Wakatipu.
In the 1950’s many New Zealander’s built cribs ( holiday houses) in Arrowtown and came here for their summer holidays.
Arrowtown is one of the fastest growing towns in New Zealand:
1948---------120 people
1989------850 people
2015----2600 people
2021-----3900 people
There are two theories as to why the town is named Arrowtown. One is that the river behind the town flows swiftly like an arrow.
The Chinese Settlement was established in 1867-8 and was in existence until the mid 1930’s. The site underwent an archaeological excavation in 1984.
There has been a fire station on the current site since 1890. The hand drawn hose reel was used until the 1940’s.
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