William Gilbert Rees Statue
One of the first settlers to Queenstown was from Wales, William Gilbert Rees. Rees migrated to Queenstown from Wales in search of decent pastoral land for raising sheep. This turned very profitable when the area was found to be rich in gold. Rees was credited with keeping many miners alive during the rush, as he was able to be the only sustainable source of food (sheep) along with being the first boat owner in the area to ship flour in from the south end of Lake Wakatipu.
This statue is set in the middle of Queenstown, and is a marker to those who pioneered this part of the land.


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