Denniston is a small settlement in the northwestern South Island of New Zealand. in the West Coast region. It is on the small Mount Rochfort Plateau in the Papahaua Ranges 600 metres above sea level, 18 kilometres north-east of Westport.
During the early years of the 20th century Denniston’s population was close to 2000, due to the large coal mine close to the town. It is now little more than a ghost town, with a population of less than 50. The location, history and fate of Denniston are similar to those of Millerton, New Zealand.
At one stage Denniston had a population that could justify having its own lodges, churches and sports clubs. It had its own RSA, its own Masonic Lodge, Druids Lodge, Orange Lodge and Buffaloes Lodge, and many other organisations and even at one time had a few pubs, the last of these, the Red Dog Saloon at Burnetts Face, closing in the 1960s. With the ground being too hard to dig graves, the deceased in early years were often shipped down the Denniston…
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