I Found These Graves In The Middle of Nowhere — Who Was Buried Here?

Описание: Why are there graves standing alone on the side of a dirt road in Otago?
Grave Stories with Dr Karell King explores cemeteries not as places of silence, but as archives of human experience.

In today’s episode, we explore the lonely graves located in the former goldmining hills of Otago — uncovering meaning through colonial hardship, forgotten burials, and the struggle to preserve memory in isolation.

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📍 Location: Lone Graves, Otago, New Zealand
🎯 Keywords: lone graves, Otago history, colonial burials, forgotten graves, New Zealand heritage, cemetery history, cultural memory

⏳ Chapters:
00:00 Exploring Otago’s Back Roads
00:22 The Lonely Graves Historic Reserve
01:13 Gold Mining Days and a Fading Community
01:56 William Rigney and “Somebody’s Darling”
02:37 The Man Who Buried Somebody’s Darling
03:11 Legend, Truth, and Local Memory
03:50 Reflection at Otago’s Lonely Graves

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