Bruce County was one of the
counties of New Zealand
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in the
South Island
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. The county's headquarters were in
Milton
Milton may refer to:
Names
* Milton (surname), a surname (and list of people with that surname)
** John Milton (1608–1674), English poet
* Milton (given name)
** Milton Friedman (1912–2006), Nobel laureate in Economics, author of '' Free t ...
. Its first meeting was on 4 January 1877 at the Milton court house.
Clutha District Council
Clutha District Council is the territorial authority for the Clutha District of New Zealand
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began in November 1989 with amalgamation of
Balclutha Borough,
Clutha County
Clutha County was one of the counties of New Zealand in the South Island. Its first meeting was on 4 January 1877 at the Balclutha courthouse. The offices on the corner of Clyde and Elizabeth Streets in Balclutha were rebuilt in 1934 and demolish ...
,
Lawrence
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Education Colleges and universities
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* Lawrence University, a liberal arts university in Appleton, Wisconsin, United States
Preparator ...
Borough,
Tapanui
Tapanui is a small town in West Otago in New Zealand's South Island, close to the boundary with Southland region.
It is a forestry town at the foot of the Blue Mountains and the Pomahaka River. Popular pastimes include deer stalking and trout ...
Borough, part of Tuapeka County and Bruce District Council. Bruce District Council had been formed in 1986 from Bruce County,
Milton
Milton may refer to:
Names
* Milton (surname), a surname (and list of people with that surname)
** John Milton (1608–1674), English poet
* Milton (given name)
** Milton Friedman (1912–2006), Nobel laureate in Economics, author of '' Free t ...
Borough and
Kaitangata Borough.
See also
*
List of former territorial authorities in New Zealand § Counties
References
External links
1915 map1956 photo of councillors outside the Union
Coordinates on Wikidata
Counties of New Zealand
Politics of Otago
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