Goodwin, Bridget (c. 1802/27–1899)
Goodwin, Bridget (c. 1802/27–1899)
New Zealand gold miner. Name variations: Bridget Dunbar, Little Biddy, Biddy of the Buller. Born in Ireland, c. 1802–1827 (surname may have been Dunbar); died Oct 19, 1899.
Legendary figure only 4 feet tall, who mined for gold at Bendigo and Ballarat in Australia before arriving in New Zealand (mid-1860s); lived and worked with 2 male companions mainly in Buller Gorge area on west coast of New Zealand (1890s).
See also Dictionary of New Zealand Biography (Vol. 1).
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