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Princes Street, Dunedin, 1861

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Princes Street, Dunedin, 1861

In 1861 Princes Street in Dunedin was little more than a dirt track lined with small wooden shops. But the wealth generated by the Otago gold rushes would soon transform the street.

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David Thorns and Ben Schrader, City history and people – Towns to cities, Te Ara – the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, https://teara.govt.nz/en/photograph/23503/princes-street-dunedin-1861 (accessed 4 June 2026).

Story by David Thorns and Ben Schrader, published 15 April 2010.