Kawarau Gorge is an old mining settlement on the Kawarau river, four miles west from Cromwell. In former days a large amount of sluicing was carried on, and during recent years the river has been dredged for gold. The settlement is at the entrance to the gorge, along which the coach to Queens-town passes through wonderful mountain and river scenery. There is a post office at Kawarau Gorge, but the nearest telegraph office is at Cromwell.

Hansen, Henry Peter , Miner, Kawarau Gorge. Mr. Hansen was born in Bolton, Lancashire, England, on the 23rd of June, 1835, and brought up in Copenhagen. He went to sea when about thirteen years of age, but ran away from the brig “Christian” at Melbourne, and followed the goldfields till 1855, when he returned to the Old Country. Two years later he came back to Victoria, where he continued to reside till 1861. Mr. Hansen was in London at the time of the exhibition of 1862, and soon afterwards he again returned to Victoria. In 1866 he landed in Hokitika, and has been connected with goldmining since that time. His home is at Kawarau Gorge, where he has held property since 1869. Mr. Hansen was married, in 1858, to a daughter of the late Mr. Granback, of Denmark. This lady died in 1859, leaving one daughter. Mr. Hansen contracted a second marriage on the 15th of March, 1871, with a daughter of Mr. G. Bennett, of Lancashire, England, and they have four daughters and two sons, besides grandchildren.