oamaru stone

Dictionary of Australasian Words Phrases and Usages by Edward E. Morris

n.


Oamaru is a town on the eastcoast of the South Island of New Zealand. It produces a finebuilding stone.

1883. J. Hector, `Handbook of New Zealand', p. 64:

«A white, granular limestone, called the Oamaru stone, isworked in extensive quarries in the Oamaru district. . . .A considerable quantity has been exported to Melbourne.»

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