Story: Whanganui places
The Wanganui Gold Mining and Investment Company was formed in 1869 to operate in the Kaimanawa Mountains. Many Whanganui residents bought shares in the company – but no gold was ever found in the range, or anywhere else in the Whanganui region.
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