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

Rough Ridge

Rough Ridge is a small township on the Otago Central railway, 101 miles north-west from Dunedin, lying at the foot of the range of hills of the same name. The district is a long, narrow plain, a continuation of the Ida Valley, and consists of good arable land, from which large crops are successfully raised. It supplies good shooting and fishing for sportsmen. The township has a post and telegraph office, a store, and a hotel near the railway station; the public school is one mile distant, and there are coal pits and a flour mill in the settlement. A dam has been formed, and the local curling club fosters the great Scottish national game. There is a daily coach service from Rough Ridge to St. Bathans.