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Town in the South Island of New Zealand
Reefton is a small town in the West Coast region of New Zealand, approximately 80 km (50 mi) northeast of Greymouth, in the Inangahua River valley. Ahaura
Reefton
Rural locality in Victoria, Australia
Reefton is a locality in Victoria, Australia, on the Warburton Woods Point Road, located within the Shire of Yarra Ranges local government area. Reefton
Reefton,_Victoria
Hospital in Reefton, New Zealand
Reefton Hospital is a hospital in Reefton on the West Coast of New Zealand. It was founded in 1872 and its closure was announced in 2024. Reefton Hospital
Reefton_Hospital
Australian rules footballer
Reefton Harry Adolphus Spicer (17 July 1898 – 22 April 1978) was an Australian rules footballer who played with Richmond in the Victorian Football League
Reefton_Spicer
Locality in New South Wales, Australia
Reefton is a locality in the Temora Shire local government area of the Riverina region of New South Wales Australia. It lies on the Goldfields Way, between
Reefton,_New_South_Wales
Power station in New Zealand
Reefton Power Station supplied electricity to the very prosperous gold mining town of Reefton in New Zealand and was the first power station to supply
Reefton_Power_Station
The Reefton Distilling Co. is a distillery founded in 2017 in Reefton, in the West Coast region of New Zealand. It specialises in gin, including one named
Reefton_Distilling_Co.
Rugby union province in Westport, New Zealand
The Buller provincial boundary also includes other notable towns such as Reefton, Karamea, Granity, Charleston, Punakaiki and Murchison (Murchison RFC currently
Buller_Rugby_Football_Union
Place in West Coast, New Zealand
considered a ghost town. Located 58 km north of Greymouth and 21 km south of Reefton in Ikamatua, New Zealand, it was the site of a gold mine until 1951, when
Waiuta
Branch extension before Otago Central Railway route chosen. Culverden – Reefton line Culverden to Tophouse, with branches from there to Nelson and Blenheim
List of railway lines in New Zealand
List_of_railway_lines_in_New_Zealand
Motueka Murchison Nelson Oamaru Oban Picton Queenstown Rai Valley Rangiora Reefton Rolleston Ross Saint Arnaud Seddon Tākaka Tapawera Te Anau Temuka Timaru
List of cities and towns in the South Island by population
List_of_cities_and_towns_in_the_South_Island_by_population
Road in New Zealand
before following the valley of the Inangahua River to the town of Reefton. From Reefton, the highway turns southwest at the intersection with SH 69, following
State_Highway_7_(New_Zealand)
Gold miner strike in New Zealand
miners or with their own claims against the harsh working conditions. At Reefton, in the South Island, this led to a lock-out of workers in June and July
Waihi_miners'_strike
New Zealand artist
Alison Hale (born 1955) is a New Zealand artist, based in Reefton, known for her depictions of horses and the natural environment. The youngest of six
Alison_Hale
School of mines
The School of Mines in Reefton, New Zealand (1887–1970) was one of a number of mining schools set up to teach the science of mining during the 19th century
Reefton_School_of_Mines
Region of New Zealand
with a population over 1,000: Greymouth, Westport, Hokitika, Runanga and Reefton. These five towns are recognised as urban areas by Statistics New Zealand
West_Coast_Region
Earthquake in New Zealand
started walking from Inangahua towards Reefton, a walk of roughly 7 hours. The group of 50 made it safely to Reefton. RNZAF UH-1H helicopters and commercial
1968_Inangahua_earthquake
Place in West Coast, New Zealand
was successfully mined in only two places on the West Coast: Lyell and Reefton. The settlement grew quickly with a population of about 100 in 1863, despite
Lyell,_New_Zealand
Species of skink endemic to New Zealand
and poorly known species of skink only found in a single 2 ha site near Reefton, New Zealand. It is classified as "Nationally Critical" by the Department
Oligosoma_albornense
Soap opera character
at best facing trouble with the teachers and, at worst, expulsion from Reefton Lakes High. Dig a little deeper, though, and Casey is an intelligent teen
Casey_Braxton
Settlement on the West Coast of the South Island of New Zealand
confluence of the Inangahua and Buller Rivers, 34 kilometres (21 mi) north of Reefton and 46 kilometres (29 mi) southeast of Westport; Inangahua Landing, 10 km
Inangahua_Junction
Territorial authority district in West Coast Region, New Zealand
Westport, where 45% of the population lives. Other settlements include Reefton, Karamea, Punakaiki and Inangahua. The district covers a land area of 7
Buller_District
church building in Reefton, New Zealand Reefton Church Street and Walsh Street, Reefton 1879 14 May 2008 NZHPT Category II listing Reefton Courthouse former
List of historic places in Buller District
List_of_historic_places_in_Buller_District
Gold mining company
Mining in 2009. The mine at Reefton on the West Coast of the South Island opened in 2007. It closed in 2016. The Reefton Restoration Project is a comprehensive
OceanaGold
Westport Karamea Reefton Greymouth Haupiri Harihari Hokitika The West Coast is a region in the South Island of New Zealand. It contains numerous rural
List of schools in the West Coast Region
List_of_schools_in_the_West_Coast_Region
Reservoir and dam in Victoria, Australia
Dam, an earth-filled embankment dam across the Yarra River, located at Reefton, near Warburton, east of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. Completed in 1957
Upper_Yarra_Reservoir
Extinct genus of placoderm fish
needed] Specimens from the Reefton, New Zealand site were found in the Waitahu Outlier near the Adam Mudstone, east of Reefton. The specimen from the Waitahu
Lunaspis
Christian radio Reefton 794 96.5 FM Coast FM Adult contemporary Westport, Mt Rochfort 1,585 1995 97.5 FM The Hits Adult contemporary Reefton 794 01/11/1992
List of radio stations in the West Coast Region
List_of_radio_stations_in_the_West_Coast_Region
Prebbleton, Rolleston 77 – Ashburton, Methven, Rakaia 78 – Greymouth, Hokitika, Reefton, Westport 79 – Timaru, Geraldine, Temuka, Twizel, Waimate 80 – Christchurch
Postcodes_in_New_Zealand
Railway line in New Zealand
the south bank of the Inangahua River, directly opposite Reefton, and with the Stillwater–Reefton portion complete in their view, they redirected their energy
Stillwater–Ngākawau_line
Conservation park in New Zealand
Victoria and Brunner Ranges. Reefton is the main town in the area and is located on the South Western edge of the park. Reefton was once a coal and gold mining
Victoria_Forest_Park
Ghost town on the West Coast, New Zealand
is located between Reefton and Waiuta on the Big River. Demographics for the area are covered at Blacks Point. "Big River". Reefton.co.nz. Retrieved 26
Big_River,_New_Zealand
New Zealand goldminer and mine manager
Reefton in New Zealand's South Island. Here he both worked as a miner and later managed mines in the area's quartz gold mines. Lawn died at Reefton in
John_Lawn_(miner)
New Zealand cinematographer
and looks at Bollinger's work and life. He lives at Blacks Point, near Reefton on the West Coast of New Zealand, with his wife Helen. Cinematographer
Alun_Bollinger
Canadian television series, 2009–2012
Kentucky on January 5, 1998. A 28-year-old man named Peter John Robinson from Reefton, New Zealand died after he fell on ice and drowned in his cat's water bowl
Curious_and_Unusual_Deaths
New Zealand brewery
tenuous at best. In 1927, Monteith's Phoenix Brewery was one of five – in Reefton, Hokitika and Kumara – that amalgamated to become Westland Breweries, a
Monteith's
Statistical areas in New Zealand
(840) Picton (4,850) Renwick (2,470) Kaikōura (2,350) Westport (4,600) Reefton (1,050) Runanga (1,200) Greymouth (8,610) Hokitika (3,420) Hanmer Springs
Urban_areas_of_New_Zealand
One of the two main New Zealand islands
generated in the South Island and used in the North Island. In August 1888, Reefton became the first locality in New Zealand to light its streets with electricity
South_Island
Point is a locality near Reefton on the West Coast of the South Island of New Zealand. Blacks Point is located south-west of Reefton on State Highway 7 adjacent
Blacks_Point
Town in New South Wales, Australia
that ran north-north-west, from Junee Reefs, through Sebastopol, Temora, Reefton, and Barmedman, to West Wyalong. The early days of the gold field were
Sebastopol,_New_South_Wales
Town in Victoria, Australia
between two of Victoria's best motorcycling roads, the Black Spur & The Reefton Spur. It is also popular with recreational cyclists. There are many tourist
Marysville,_Victoria
Species of bird
have failed. After this change, the possible sighting of the bird near Reefton in 2007 was accepted. That decision was not unanimous: the panel chair
South_Island_kōkako
New Zealand nurse, midwife and hospital matron (1839–1926)
December 1926) was a New Zealand nurse, midwife and hospital matron of Reefton Hospital. Preshaw was born in Little Plumstead, Norfolk, England, in 1839
Jane_Preshaw
1888, Reefton (population about 2,000) became the first place in New Zealand to light its streets and buildings with electric lights. Reefton Power Station
Street_lights_in_New_Zealand
Gold rush in the South Island, New Zealand
the Coast for some years. In the 1880s, quartz miners at Bullendale and Reefton were the first users of electricity in New Zealand. The main towns on the
West_Coast_gold_rush
Clothing retail chain in New Zealand
Postie was founded in 1909 by Thomas Dellaca as a boot repair shop near Reefton. The Postie Plus Group purchased the Arbuckles manchester chain in 2003
Postie
British Indian Army officer, alleged spy for Japan in World War II
Stanley (born 1882), was not married at the time of her son's birth at Reefton, New Zealand. His birth certificate recorded her maiden name as his surname
Patrick Vaughan Stanley Heenan
Patrick_Vaughan_Stanley_Heenan
Type of articulated locomotive
https://www.r28.org.nz/ An entire Fairlie engine is located in the town of Reefton, on the South Island¨s West Coast, and a group is working to restore it
Fairlie_locomotive
River in New Zealand
began a link between Westport and Reefton in 1876, using horses from Westport and a coach from the Landing to Reefton. By July 1877 the road through the
Buller_River
Geological Survey Branch (1917). The geology and mineral resources of the Reefton subdivision : Westport and North Westland divisions. University of Connecticut
List_of_lakes_of_New_Zealand
New Zealand coal mining company
near Reefton, which had closed in 2009, was sold to Crusader Coal. In October 2011 Solid Energy opened the small opencast Reddale Mine near Reefton on the
Solid_Energy
New Zealand miner and photographer
stereograms. Divis died at Greymouth on 10 October 1967, and is buried in the Reefton cemetery. Divis's photographs have been preserved and digitised by the
Jos_Divis
River in the South Island of New Zealand
the town of Reefton. The Reefton Power Station, now decommissioned, operated with water taken from the river from 1888 to 1949. At Reefton it turns north
Inangahua_River
Road junction
Highway 7 and State Highway 65 (the Shenandoah Highway), 45 km (28 mi) east of Reefton, on the main route between Christchurch and the Nelson, Tasman and Buller
Springs_Junction
Electricity distribution business based in Greymouth, New Zealand
electricity to approximately 13,700 customers. The network covers the towns of Reefton, Runanga, Greymouth, Hokitika, Ross, Franz Josef and Fox Glacier. In August
Westpower
Town in New South Wales, Australia
that ran north-north-west, from Junee Reefs, through Sebastopol, Temora, Reefton, and Barmedman, to West Wyalong. A difficulty for early gold miners was
Junee_Reefs
Road in New Zealand
Christchurch (via Lewis Pass Buller District Inangahua Junction 297 185 SH 69 – Reefton, Greymouth, Christchurch (via Lewis Pass) Westport 328 204 SH 67 – Westport
State_Highway_6_(New_Zealand)
Former English locomotive manufacturer
Government Railways. One, single Fairlie number 28 (of 1878) survives at Reefton. In 1875 the company built four powerful tank locomotives designed by a
Avonside_Engine_Company
New Zealand basketball player
on 25 January 1974, the son of John and Carol Jones, Jones grew up in Reefton, where he attended Inangahua College. In 1992, Jones moved to Nelson to
Phill_Jones
"Stratigraphy and structure of the Devonian rocks of Inangahua Outlier, Reefton, New Zealand". New Zealand Journal of Geology and Geophysics. 26 (4): 325–344
Stratigraphy_of_New_Zealand
Town in the South Island of New Zealand
through the town. Greymouth is 34 kilometres (21 mi) to the south-west, and Reefton is 44 kilometres (27 mi) to the north-east. European settlement of the
Ahaura
Railway in New Zealand
(as the Midland Line's route was yet to be chosen), linking Waipara with Reefton and then connecting to Nelson and possibly Blenheim via a line up the Buller
South_Island_Main_Trunk
1947 State Hydro Department Drowned by formation of Lake Karapiro Reefton Reefton, West Coast <1 1888 1949 Grey Electric Power Board Demolished Wye Creek
List of power stations in New Zealand
List_of_power_stations_in_New_Zealand
Junction Rai Valley Rakahouka Rakaia Ranfurly Rangiora Rapaura Rārangi Reefton Renwick Richmond Riverlands Riverton / Aparima Riwaka Rolleston Romahapa
List of cities and towns in the South Island
List_of_cities_and_towns_in_the_South_Island
Electoral district in South Island, New Zealand
centres: Collingwood Tākaka Motueka Tapawera Brightwater Wakefield Westport Reefton Greymouth Hokitika Ross Hari Hari Whataroa Franz Josef / Waiau Fox Glacier
West_Coast-Tasman
New Zealand cricketer, Royal Navy officer, barrister, colonial administrator
which he was knighted in 1984. Rumbold was born on the South Island at Reefton in March 1920. His father was a headmaster, while his mother was a piano
Jack_Rumbold
Huntly Kaitangata Macraes Nightcaps Ohai Reefton Ross Rotowaro Stockton Waihi Whangārei Bendigo Brunner Denniston Lawrence Lyell Millerton Ōkārito Thames
Mining_in_New_Zealand
New Zealand local politician, coal and gold miner
started by Birchfield's parents in 1977, employs 20 people at a mine near Reefton, and in 2016 bought the Liverpool and Strongman mines from bankrupt mining
Allan_Birchfield
FM radio frequency
XHXW-FM in Nogales, Sonora Akaroa Radio in Akaroa, Canterbury Coast FM in Reefton, West Coast The Hits in Masterton, Wellington More FM in Whitianga, Waikato
90.3_FM
Modellers Society Nelson Society of Modellers Westland Charming Creek Railway Reefton Historic Trust Board West Coast Historical & Mechanical Society, Shantytown
List of New Zealand railway museums and heritage lines
List_of_New_Zealand_railway_museums_and_heritage_lines
New Zealand goldminer, character
to Reefton the year before Bridget Goodwin died, gives the name of her male companion as 'Jack'. After the death of her second companion, in Reefton hospital
Bridget_Goodwin
Species of spider
2020 by Gustavo Hormiga and Nikolaj Scharff from specimens collected in Reefton. The holotype is stored in Te Papa Museum. The male is recorded at 2.37-2
Tingotingo_pouaru
90052°S 170.51940°E / -45.90052; 170.51940 New Zealand Cavell Street Reefton Australia Cavell Street West Hobart, Tasmania Formerly known as Princes
List of things named after Edith Cavell
List_of_things_named_after_Edith_Cavell
Species of fungus
Grey P, Hubregtse V, George P (2009). "Fungal Foray, Doctors Creek Walk, Reefton 19-07-2009" (PDF). Field Naturalists' Club of Victoria. Archived from the
Pholiota_communis
megalitres (2.35×1011 imp gal; 2.82×1011 US gal) Upper Yarra Reservoir, Reefton — 200,000 megalitres (4.4×1010 imp gal; 5.3×1010 US gal) Yan Yean Reservoir
Lakes and reservoirs of Melbourne
Lakes_and_reservoirs_of_Melbourne
282 Raupunga RPG 0724 26 Rawene RWN 0887 57 Redwood Valley RDV 054 20 Reefton RN 027 28 Reporoa REO 073 Rerewhakaaitu REW 073 36 Richmond RDV 054 4 Rissington
Telephone numbers in New Zealand
Telephone_numbers_in_New_Zealand
New Zealand rugby footballer and coach
grandfather, Jack Kirwan, was a wing three-quarter/five-eighths originally from Reefton who played for the New Zealand rugby league team on 28 occasions.[citation
John_Kirwan_(rugby)
New Zealand filmmaker
Greymouth, Old Lodge, Hokitika, NBS Theatre, Westport, Oddfellows Hall, Reefton. www.theatreview.org.nz Helen and the Ferals, Regent Theatre, Greymouth
Paul_Maunder
Australia University of Wollongong Wollongong Australia Reefton School of Mines (closed 1970) Reefton New Zealand Thames School of Mines (closed 1954) Thames
List_of_schools_of_mines
Greymouth Greymouth - general 769 Barrytown 7311 Ahaura 7323 Ngahere 7324 Reefton 7328 Kumara 7369 Otira 7382 Dobson 7625 Paroa 7626 Runanga 7627 Greymouth
List of dialling codes in New Zealand
List_of_dialling_codes_in_New_Zealand
Two local return services were operated from Hokitika: a morning trip to Reefton (cut back to Greymouth by August 1938) and an afternoon trip to Greymouth
NZR_RM_class_(Midland)
Mountain in Victoria, Australia
climbed from two sides: from Warburton (a 40-kilometre (25 mi) climb up the Reefton Spur) or from Marysville, the more popular route. The climb from Marysville
Lake_Mountain_(Victoria)
Fictional coastal town
Hawkesbury River station on the Main North Line. Reefton Lakes – Another neighbouring suburb where Reefton Lakes High School is situated. Along with Summer
Summer_Bay
City in Waikato, New Zealand
to 20 fail each month. Hamilton was also late in getting electricity. Reefton had electricity from 1888. Some Hamiltonians had their own dynamos from
Hamilton,_New_Zealand
New Zealand's Evening Newspaper
from Karamea in the north to Punakaiki in the south and as far inland as Reefton. In the 1860s Westport had two newspapers: the Westport Times and Buller
Westport_News
Coal mine on New Zealand's South Island; site of the eponymous disaster
1940s. The mine is located approximately halfway between Greymouth and Reefton, close to the Pike Stream, a tributary of the Big River in a region that
Pike_River_Mine
Local government area in Victoria, Australia
Hoddles Creek, Launching Place, McMahons Creek, Millgrove, Powelltown, Reefton, Warburton, Wesburn, Woori Yallock, Yarra Junction, Yellingbo Independent
Yarra_Ranges_Shire
New Zealand teacher and writer (1922–2019)
was a New Zealand school teacher, community worker and writer. Born in Reefton on 28 June 1922, O'Regan was the daughter of Margaret Mary O'Regan (née
Pauline_O'Regan
Railway line in New Zealand between Picton and Christchurch
Wairau River valley to Blenheim. from Culverden up the Waiau River to Reefton, New Zealand, establishing a trans-Alpine route to the West Coast, followed
Main_North_Line,_New_Zealand
Awards list for New Zealand
– of Fairfield. For services to dance. Moira Catherine Lockington – of Reefton. For services to the community. Pamela Anne Logan – of Springlands. For
2025 New Year Honours (New Zealand)
2025_New_Year_Honours_(New_Zealand)
New Zealand politician
in the Victoria Ranges, between Reefton, Springs Junction and Maruia, in the South Island. Inangahua Herald, Reefton's first newspaper, was founded by
Joseph_Ivess
to data deficient in 2013 following the acceptance of a sighting near Reefton on the West Coast Region of the South Island in 2007. Another unconfirmed
List of New Zealand species extinct in the Holocene
List_of_New_Zealand_species_extinct_in_the_Holocene
Annual awards for New Zealanders
of Auckland. Member of Parliament 1960–75. James Eckley Etheredge – of Reefton. Greita Earle Clifford-Jones – of Gisborne. Ethel Emma McMillan JP – of
1976 New Year Honours (New Zealand)
1976_New_Year_Honours_(New_Zealand)
Place in West Coast, New Zealand
Murchison is 65 km north, the Lewis Pass is 39 km to the south-east, and Reefton is 63 km west by road. The Maruia River flows past to the west. Maruia
Maruia
Raetihi Raglan Rakaia Rangiora Rangitata Raumati Beach Raumati South Rawene Reefton Richmond Riverton / Aparima Rolleston Russell Silverdale Stoke Stratford
List_of_towns_in_New_Zealand
New Zealand cricketer
information Full name Edward William Smyrk Born (1882-05-01)1 May 1882 Reefton, Inangahua County, New Zealand Died 14 August 1962(1962-08-14) (aged 80)
Edward_Smyrk
Practices and beliefs of the Māori people of New Zealand
(argillite) resources in the South Island in the areas of present-day Reefton and Nelson. Basalt was later also found which is prospected to have a use
Māori_culture
River in New Zealand
the Victoria Range to its confluence with the Inangahua River north of Reefton. It also drains part of the Brunner Range and there was a track along that
Awarau_River
Place in West Coast, New Zealand
terminus of the Stillwater–Westport Line as construction progressed from Reefton alongside the Inangahua River towards the Buller Gorge. Cronadun became
Cronadun
Reefton was the first town with a reticulated public electricity supply from a significant hydroelectric plant after the commissioning of the Reefton
Hydroelectric power in New Zealand
Hydroelectric_power_in_New_Zealand
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Bright
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State of deathlessness, Immortality, Divine nectar of the gods
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A Great Devotee of Lord Shiva who Wrote Thiruvasagam
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Merciful; Peaceful; Calm; Mild; Form of Miles; Solider; Favour; Grace
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Raised; who pardons.
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, a royal scribe.
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