Complete the sentence about Otago gold rush with the correct year: The first known European Otago gold find was at Goodwood, near Palmerston in October ______.

Answer and explanation

Correct answer: D. 1851

The first known European gold find in Otago was at Goodwood, near Palmerston, in October 1851. The big rush came later in the 1860s.

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