Poolburn is a small rural settlement in
Central Otago, in the
South Island of
New Zealand
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. It is located in the Ida Valley nine kilometres to the southeast of
Ophir
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It has a primary school, a former hotel, a community hall, a sports ground, tennis courts and a (closed) church.
It has nearby historic gold mine workings ("Blacks No. 3") at the eastern foot of the Raggedy Range.
Populated places in Otago
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