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Today, little remains to indicate the location of Kelso, other than a stone memorial and faded wording referring to the township on several remaining buildings.
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catchment in 1978 and 1980. The former led to the closure of the railway, and after the latter flood it was decided to relocate the settlement entirely.
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The township was first surveyed in 1875, and the first settlement began the following year. It was named by
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of one of the town's first settlers, James Logan. Originally intended as the main settlement in the
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The Kelso
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area, this title eventually went to nearby
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A book of the history of Kelso was written by May
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line. On 1 April 1884, this line was extended from Kelso to
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32:is an abandoned small settlement in
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161:(Dunedin) 31 May 2008, p. 19.
40:, located ten kilometres north of
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132:(2010). Peter Dowling (ed.).
16:Historic settlement in Otago
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1152:Facilities and attractions
596:Longest New Zealand rivers
134:Place Names of New Zealand
1169:Catlins Conservation Park
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546:Central Otago wine region
267:Queenstown–Lakes District
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1257:Kaitangata Mine disaster
1241:Tokomairiro High School
1231:South Otago High School
1179:Nugget Point Lighthouse
1118:Mount Pye (New Zealand)
551:Deadman's Point Bridge
272:Central Otago District
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1164:Balclutha Road Bridge
990:Lawrence-Tuapeka Ward
964:Kaitangata-Matau Ward
586:Balclutha Road Bridge
57:John Turnbull Thomson
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1278:Ghost towns in Otago
1174:Catlins River Branch
647:Waiau Toa / Clarence
255:Administrative areas
1159:Balclutha Aerodrome
1066:Geographic features
556:Old Cromwell Bridge
179: /
1184:Wreck of the Surat
948:Clutha Valley Ward
520:Pig Island / Mātau
183:45.900°S 169.233°E
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61:Scottish home town
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158:Otago Daily Times
44:on the Crookston
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1200:District Council
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1138:Lake Waihola
1098:Nugget Point
1093:Molyneux Bay
1088:McLean Falls
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878:Nugget Point
846:Catlins Ward
822:Taieri Mouth
802:Manuka Creek
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576:Roxburgh Dam
525:Birch Island
479:Lake Dunstan
438:Teviot River
423:Lindis River
348:Millers Flat
262:Otago Region
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971:Inch Clutha
792:Clarksville
717:New Zealand
530:Inch Clutha
469:Lake Wānaka
413:Hāwea River
298:Albert Town
245:Flows into:
186: /
130:Reed, A. W.
38:New Zealand
1272:Categories
1193:Government
976:Kaitangata
868:Kaka Point
863:Jack's Bay
853:Caberfeidh
827:Toko Mouth
785:Bruce Ward
665:Rangitaiki
629:Rangitīkei
474:Lake Hāwea
394:confluence
378:Kaitangata
107:References
65:West Otago
1033:Crookston
1017:Waitahuna
1002:Blue Spur
955:Clydevale
888:Papatowai
873:Maclennan
858:Glenomaru
817:Moneymore
766:Otanomomo
751:Balclutha
730:Balclutha
617:Whanganui
566:Clyde Dam
368:Balclutha
363:Clydevale
323:Alexandra
230:(Mata-Au)
1038:Edievale
1012:Lawrence
997:Beaumont
981:Wangaloa
908:Tahakopa
903:Romahapa
893:Pounawea
797:Glenledi
776:Stirling
761:Finegand
671:Manawatū
510:Mou Waho
373:Stirling
353:Beaumont
333:Roxburgh
313:Cromwell
174:169°14′E
71:and the
59:for the
1250:History
1236:Telford
1053:Tapanui
934:Clinton
918:Tautuku
837:Waihola
832:Tokoiti
807:Milburn
653:Waitaki
635:Mataura
605:Waikato
343:Ettrick
308:Lowburn
303:Luggate
238:Source:
171:45°54′S
76:railway
69:Waipahi
42:Tapanui
1043:Heriot
913:Tahora
898:Puerua
812:Milton
756:Benhar
623:Taieri
611:Clutha
338:Teviot
293:Wānaka
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84:Heriot
1205:Mayor
1048:Kelso
883:Owaka
659:Ōreti
641:Waiau
581:Kelso
318:Clyde
34:Otago
30:Kelso
726:Seat
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