Canvas and Gold, 150th Anniversary Edition

A history of the Wakamarina Goldfields and Lower Pelorus Valley

Republished to commemorate the 150th Anniversary Edition since the discovery of gold in the Wakamarina Goldfields

A detailed and well researched history of the 1860s rush to the Wakamarina Goldfields and the subsequent development of Lower Pelorus Valley, Marlborough by a well a respected local historian. Originally commissioned by the Canvastown settler’s association this is the surprising and colourful story of the Marlborough goldfield and of the people and places of the district.