"Rush to the Junction" - Cromwell 1862-2012
6 - 15 July 2012
- Saturday 7th July: Brass Plaque ceremony
- Saturday 7th July – 10am to 4pm: ‘Stake ya Claim’ event and Rotary Tunnel Tours
- Saturday 7th July – 6pm to 9pm: Heritage Fashion Parade
- Sunday 8th July – 11am to 3pm: Old Cromwell Town
- Monday 9th July to Friday 13th July: Exhibition at Otago Polytechnic
- Monday 9th top Friday 13th July: Children’s Golden Programme
- The Mall – ‘Mid Winter Mall Party’
- Saturday 14th July: Miner’s Ball – Memorial Hall
- Sunday 15th July: Memorial Services and Cemetery Visits
University of Canterbury School of Humanities
150 Years of Riches: The Central Otago Gold Rush, 1862–2012 Conference
29 - 31August 2012, Cromwell
The University of Canterbury will play a lead role in the celebration of the Central Otago gold rush sesquicentennial by hosting a significant academic conference near where it began in Cromwell, Central Otago. The “150 Years of Riches: The Central Otago Gold Rush, 1862 – 2012” will take a critical new look at this gold rush and the events surrounding it.