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The Cyclopedia of New Zealand [Otago & Southland Provincial Districts]

Lind's Bridge

Lind's Bridge district takes its name from a small bridge across a cutting on the Invercargill-Kingston line of railway. The bridge was made to afford communication to Mr William Lind, the first settler in the district, and was appropriately named after him. The district is in the Awarua electorate, and in the riding of the same name in the county of Southland. There is a flag station, which is six miles from Invercargill, and stands sixty-one feet above the level of the sea. Lind's Bridge is an agricultural and pastoral district, and the land slopes down to the Makarewa River Flats. Originally the district was covered with dense bush, much of which has been cut down to admit of the progress of settlement.