Mossburn
Sign in to saveMossburn is a small town in the northern Southland region of New Zealand. It is situated 113 km south of Queenstown, 59 km east of Te Anau and 100 km north of Invercargill.
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Mossburn is a small town in the northern Southland region of New Zealand. It is situated 113 km south of Queenstown, 59 km east of Te Anau and 100 km north of Invercargill.
==History== Mossburn was named by surveyor J.T. Thomson, likely after Mossburn in Dumfriesshire, Scotland, part of the common practice of giving Scottish names to Southland towns. In the late 1870s and 1880s, Mossburn began as a small wagoning centre and stopping place on stock and supply routes in northern Southland.
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