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Originally appearing in Volume V12, Page 592 of the 1911 Encyclopedia Britannica.
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GREYMOUTH  , a seaport of New

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Zealand, the
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principal
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port on the
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west
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coast of
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South
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Island, in
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Grey
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county . Pop . (1906) 4569 . It stands on the small
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estuary of the Grey or Mawhera
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river, has a
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good
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harbour, and railway communication with Hokitika, Reefton, &c., while the construction of a
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line to connect with
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Christchurch and
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Nelson was begun in 1887 . The
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district is both auriferous and
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coal-bearing .
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Gold-dredging is a
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rich
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industry, and the coal-mines have attendant
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industries in
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coke,-bricks and
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fire-
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clay . The
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timber
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trade is also well
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developed . The neighbouring scenery is picturesque, especially among the hills surrounding
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Lake
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Brunner (15 M . S.E.) .

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