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

Limehills

Limehills had a population of ninety-six at the census of 1901, and there were ninety-two persons in the immediate vicinity. The railway line from Invercargill to Kingston passes through the district, whose flag station is twenty-three miles from Invercargill, and four miles from Winton, and stands at an elevation of 210 feet above sea level. The Oreti river and Winton stream run through the district, which has a post office and a public school. An excellent metalled road from Winton towards the Lake passes through the settlement, which takes its name from the lime-burning works, which have long been in active operation with the excellent limestone found in the locality. There is a telephone bureau at the local store. The township contains two stores, a butchery, a saddlery, two blacksmith's shops, a restaurant, and an accommodation house. There is also a very pretty Presbyterian church, and the local Lodge of Good Templars has a public hall. The settlement is in the Awarua electorate, and in the Winton riding of the county of Southland.