Cronadun
Te Tai Tonga
Cronadun is a small village located in the West Coast region of New Zealand's South Island. It is situated on the east bank of the Inangahua River, near its junction with Boatmans Creek. SH 69 and the Stillwater–Westport Line railway pass through the village.
Name
Sometimes recorded as Cronaden and Cronadon, the locality was named by three brothers – Timothy, John, and Dominic Gallagher – after their home in County Donegal. Crough na dun (Irish:Cró na Doinne) means "hill of the fort", and Anglicised is Cronadun.[1]
History
In 1901 Cronadun had a population of 39, with a hotel, post office, store, and telephone bureau.[2]
Railway
For a few years, Cronadun was the terminus of the Stillwater–Westport Line as construction progressed from Reefton alongside the Inangahua River towards the Buller Gorge. Cronadun became the terminus in 1908, and the next section to Inangahua Junction opened in 1914.
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Inangahua Ward | |
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Seddon Ward | |
Westport Ward |
- Allen River
- Awakari River
- Awarau River
- Ballroom Overhang
- Beautiful River
- Blackwater River (Buller River tributary)
- Blackwater River (Little Grey River tributary)
- Buller Gorge
- Buller River
- Bullock Creek
- Denniston Plateau
- Fox River
- Glasgow Range
- Kahurangi Point
- Karamea Bight
- Lake Christabel
- Lewis Pass
- Metro Cave / Te Ananui Cave
- Mount Augustus
- Mount Haast
- Ngākawau River
- Ōpārara Basin
- Ōpārara Basin Arches
- Ōtūmahana Estuary
- Papahaua Range
- Paparoa Range
- Perpendicular Point
- Pororari River
- Scotts Beach
- Waitakere / Nile River
- Wharepapa / Arthur Range
- Big Rimu Walk
- Charming Creek Tramway
- Conns Creek Branch
- Fenian Track
- Granity Community Library
- Heaphy Track
- Inland Pack Track
- Kahurangi Marine Reserve
- Kahurangi National Park
- Karamea Centennial Museum
- Koranui Incline
- Mokihinui Hydro
- Ngakawau Hydro Project
- Old Ghost Road
- Pancake Rocks and Blowholes
- Paparoa National Park
- Punakaiki Marine Reserve
- Reefton Hospital
- Rockies Incline
- Seddonville Branch
- Stillwater–Ngākawau Line
- Stockton Mine
- Truman Track
- Victoria Forest Park
- Wangapeka Track
- Westport Airport
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