This is the earliest photograph of Dunedin as it was in 1857, showing the foreshore, as well as Jetty, Wharf and Princes Streets.
By 1861 the city had grown and Dunedin was about to hit boom times with the population expanding at a rapid rate, leading to much economic and building activity
By 1861 the city had grown and Dunedin was about to hit boom times with the population expanding at a rapid rate, leading to much economic and building activity
Dunedin, the largest city in New Zealand 1865. With the discovery of gold in Central Otago in 1861, the city grew rapidly, becoming New Zealand’s main industrial and commercial centre
The Octagon with Moray Place and First Church in the background
The home of the Dunedin City Council, which first began using this building for meetings in 1880
New Zealand’s first shipment of frozen meat from Dunedin to Britain in 1882
Dunedin was in boom time, with the city building new assets for residents
A booming Dunedin quickly developed facilities for sport and recreation
New Zealand’s oldest University founded in 1869
One of Dunedin’s iconic buildings and another sign of a booming city
Some of the first ‘motor cars’ appeared on Dunedin streets
The Dunedin City Council proudly opened the Dunedin Town Hall in 1930, still the largest Town Hall in New Zealand
Princes Street in the 1950s
Princes St in the 1960s
Circa 1970s, including Dunedin City Council operated trolley buses
The Dunedin City Council opened its current home, the Civic Centre, in 1982
The Municipal Chambers, as it is today
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