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Mitchell's cottage, Fruitlands

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Mitchell's cottage, Fruitlands
This stone building was erected between 1880 and 1904 by Andrew Mitchell, a gold miner and stonemason. Mitchell learnt his stonemasonry skills in his Shetland Island homeland.

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Malcolm McKinnon, Otago places – West Otago and Teviot Valley, Te Ara – the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, https://teara.govt.nz/en/photograph/22804/mitchells-cottage-fruitlands (accessed 10 June 2026).

Story by Malcolm McKinnon, published 19 August 2009, updated 1 July 2015.