Mikonui River
{{Short description|River in New Zealand}}
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{{Use dmy dates|date=July 2019}}
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| name = Mikonui River
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| source1_location = Southern Alps
| mouth_location = Tasman Sea
| subdivision_type1 = Country
| subdivision_name1 = New Zealand
| length_km = 25
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The Mikonui River is a river of the West Coast Region of New Zealand's South Island. It flows northwest from its sources in the Southern Alps, reaching the Tasman Sea close to the township of Ross.
Early settlers on the Mikonui
Charles Shearer (born 1826 in Denny, Scotland) and his wife Janet (born 1833 in Costdyke, Scotland) settled in Mikonui in 1868. In 1881 Charles advertised his Mikonui River water-race for sale in the West Coast Times for two hundred pounds.
See also
References
{{LINZ|id=|name=Mikonui River|accessdate=12 July 2009}}
Goa Way Back, Early Hari Hari - Vic Berry, Published 1986
[http://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/cgi-bin/paperspast?a=d&cl=search&d=WCT18810317.2.13.1&srpos=1&e=-------50--1----0charles+shearer+water+race-- Paperspast]
External links
- [https://kura.aucklandlibraries.govt.nz/digital/collection/photos/id/231449 1918 photo of tram at opening of Mikonui River bridge]
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Category:Rivers of the West Coast Region
Category:Rivers of New Zealand
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