New Zealand - Gore - Main Street Scene - 1960’s - Gladys Goodall photo - Photo Postcard Format Gore - Before the arrival of Europeans the current site of Gore was a part of or near the routes used by Maori travellers - In 1836 southern Maori repelled a raid from the north, which provided sufficient security for Europeans to purchase land and settle in the area. - By the mid-1850s large tracts nearby had been converted into sheep runs. - By 1877 there were enough business opportunities in the area for the Bank of New Zealand to establish a branch in Gore. - Within another three years both the Bank of Australasia and the Colonial Bank of New Zealand had also opened branches. - In 1899 the Bank of New South Wales followed suit. - After its construction began in the early 1870s, a railway line between Invercargill and Gore was opened on 30 August 1875. - By 22 January 1879 the railway had been extended to Balclutha where it linked with an existing line to Dunedin. (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gore,_New_Zealand)