view gallery E13.5 km | Truby King Recreation Reserve — Seacliff, New Zealand in Signs of History A history of the Seacliff Lunatic Asylum and Sir Truby King's involvement posted by: Dunbar Loop location: New Zealand date approved: 12/05/2009 last visited: never |
view gallery S16.6 km | Geodetic Survey Mark 1081, Dunedin, New Zealand in Australia/NZ Benchmarks A survey marker on the top of Flagstaff Hill near the city of Dunedin. posted by: The Spindoctors location: South Island, New Zealand date approved: 01/13/2014 last visited: never |
view gallery SE18.8 km | Torpedo Boat Mole — Deborah Bay, New Zealand in Signs of History A brief discussion of the possible Russian invasion of New Zealand during the 1880s. posted by: Dunbar Loop location: South Island, New Zealand date approved: 10/29/2009 last visited: 07/07/2012 |
view gallery NE19.2 km | Wooden Horse Mailbox. Waikouaiti. Otago. New Zealand. in Themed Homemade Mailboxes A brown and white wooden horse greets the mailman in Beach Road, Waikouaiti. The mailbox has been cleverly handcrafted into a horse. posted by: Punga and Paua location: South Island, New Zealand date approved: 12/03/2009 last visited: 04/28/2013 |
view gallery SE19.3 km | The wreck of the Pacific Padnag — Port Chalmers, New Zealand in Maritime Monuments and Memorials A flagpole dedicated to the lost of three mariners in 1992. posted by: Dunbar Loop location: South Island, New Zealand date approved: 10/29/2009 last visited: 07/07/2012 |
view gallery S19.5 km | North East Valley Post Office, Dunedin. New Zealand. in New Zealand Historic Places The old North East Valley Post Office has a new life as the Tourist Shop for the famous attraction "Worlds Steepest Street, Baldwin Street". posted by: Punga and Paua location: South Island, New Zealand date approved: 02/13/2013 last visited: 01/08/2015 |
view gallery S19.5 km | 1914 - Old North East Valley Post Office Building, Dunedin. New Zealand. in Dated Buildings and Cornerstones Built in 1914, this old Post Office building has a new life as the Tourist Shop for the Worlds Steepest street, Baldwin Street, in Dunedin. posted by: Punga and Paua location: South Island, New Zealand date approved: 02/13/2013 last visited: 01/08/2015 |
view gallery SE19.5 km | Scott Memorial — Port Chalmers, New Zealand in Antarctic Points of Interest A memorial to Capt. Robert Falcon Scott and his expedition members, all of whom died when returning back from the South Pole in 1912. posted by: Dunbar Loop location: South Island, New Zealand date approved: 10/28/2009 last visited: 07/07/2012 |
view gallery SE19.5 km | Nineteen Fathom Foul — Port Chalmers, New Zealand in Anchors Nineteen Fathom Foul is an anchor that was lost from an unknown vessel. It was a maritime hazard and resulted in the death of one person. posted by: Dunbar Loop location: South Island, New Zealand date approved: 10/28/2009 last visited: 07/07/2012 |
view gallery SE19.5 km | FIRST — Cargo of Frozen Meat to leave New Zealand — Port Chalmers, New Zealand in First of its Kind This plaque at the Centenary Lookout commemorates the first cargo of frozen meat to leave New Zealand. The viewpoint immediately behind the bushes in the background has an impressive view of Port Chalmers. posted by: Dunbar Loop location: South Island, New Zealand date approved: 10/28/2009 last visited: 07/12/2012 |
view gallery S19.6 km | Duddingstone Steps — Dunedin, New Zealand in Outdoor Stairways With 219 risers the Duddingstone Steps link Northeast Valley with Pine Hill. posted by: Dunbar Loop location: South Island, New Zealand date approved: 03/28/2010 last visited: 07/12/2012 |
view gallery S19.6 km | Baldwin Street — Steepest Street in the World — Dunedin, New Zealand in Guinness World Records Baldwin Street has been attributed as the steepest street in the world. It is occasionally held in dispute as there is one portion the is at 1:2.86 or 35% grade, whereas overall it is an average grade of 29.3%. At either grade it is steep! posted by: Dunbar Loop location: South Island, New Zealand date approved: 11/25/2009 last visited: 12/11/2022 |
view gallery SE19.6 km | Iona Presbyterian Church Clock — Port Chalmers, New Zealand in Town Clocks The Iona Presbyterian Church has a large four faced town clock in the steeple that looks down on the community of Port Chalmers. posted by: Dunbar Loop location: South Island, New Zealand date approved: 10/27/2009 last visited: 07/12/2012 |
view gallery S19.8 km | STEEPEST STREET IN THE WORLD - Baldwin Street. Dunedin. New Zealand. in Superlatives The Steepest street in the world is the famous Baldwin Street in the South Island city of Dunedin. posted by: Punga and Paua location: South Island, New Zealand date approved: 11/23/2009 last visited: 12/11/2022 |
view gallery S19.8 km | FIRST — Electric Tram Route in Dunedin— Dunedin, New Zealand in First of its Kind In 1903 Dunedin began converting its horsecar services to electric trams. The first line went from the CBD to Northeast Valley via this tram pole. posted by: Dunbar Loop location: South Island, New Zealand date approved: 03/28/2010 last visited: 07/07/2012 |
view gallery S19.8 km | FIRST — Council Owned And Operated Electric Tramway System in New Zealand — Dunedin, New Zealand in First of its Kind In era of privately owned street railways Dunedin was the first in New Zealand to have a municipally owned and operated public transport system. Starting 1903 electric trams remained in operation until 1956 when replaced with trolleybuses. posted by: Dunbar Loop location: South Island, New Zealand date approved: 03/28/2010 last visited: 07/07/2012 |
view gallery S19.8 km | The Staff Who Operated Dunedin's Electric Tramways — Dunedin, New Zealand in Citizen Memorials This last remaining original Edwardian tramway pole was refurbished in 2006 on the 50th anniversary of the closure of Dunedin's electric tramway (streetcar) system to honour those "staff who operated this service in all weathers and circumstances". posted by: Dunbar Loop location: South Island, New Zealand date approved: 03/28/2010 last visited: 07/07/2012 |
view gallery S19.8 km | LAST Remaining Original Edwardian Tramway Pole — Dunedin, New Zealand in Last of its Kind In 2006 this remaining steel Ewardian tramway pole was saved and restored to honour the electric tramway network that operated in Dunedin from 1903 until 1956. posted by: Dunbar Loop location: South Island, New Zealand date approved: 03/28/2010 last visited: 07/07/2012 |
view gallery SE19.8 km | Edmond Giblett Allen — Port Chalmers, New Zealand in Citizen Memorials Edmond Giblett Allen was the driving force to get the Otago Dock built at Port Chalmers. posted by: Dunbar Loop location: South Island, New Zealand date approved: 03/09/2010 last visited: 07/07/2012 |
view gallery SE19.8 km | FIRST — Shipment of frozen meat from New Zealand — Port Chalmers, New Zealand in First of its Kind This plaque discusses the first shipment of frozen meat from New Zealand posted by: Dunbar Loop location: South Island, New Zealand date approved: 10/28/2009 last visited: 07/07/2012 |
view gallery SE19.8 km | FIRST — Cellular container ship service from New Zealand — Port Chalmers, New Zealand in First of its Kind Noting the first container shipment to leave a New Zealand port. posted by: Dunbar Loop location: South Island, New Zealand date approved: 10/28/2009 last visited: 07/07/2012 |
view gallery SE19.8 km | FIRST — Shipment of Frozen Meat — Port Chalmers, New Zealand in First of its Kind This monument was dedicated on the 125th anniversary of the first shipment of frozen meat from New Zealand. This opened up New Zealand to exporting frozen lamb and beef vastly improving its economy. posted by: Dunbar Loop location: South Island, New Zealand date approved: 10/27/2009 last visited: 07/07/2012 |
view gallery SE19.8 km | Ship Weathervane — Port Chalmers, New Zealand in Unique Weathervanes Commemorating the first shipment of frozen meat leaving New Zealand in 1882, this weathervane of a ship stands in front of the Port of Dunedin offices. posted by: Dunbar Loop location: South Island, New Zealand date approved: 10/28/2009 last visited: 07/07/2012 |
view gallery SE19.8 km | 1877 — Port Chalmers Post Office — Port Chalmers, New Zealand in Dated Buildings and Cornerstones This bluestone building was built in 1877 as the Port Chalmers Post Office. Since 1984 it has been operating as the Port Chalmers Regional Maritime Museum with some stunning artefacts of local and Antarctic maritime history. posted by: Dunbar Loop location: South Island, New Zealand date approved: 10/28/2009 last visited: 07/07/2012 |
view gallery SE19.8 km | In Memory of Those Merchant Navy Seamen Who Gave Thier Lives During the Second World War — Port Chalmers, New Zealand in Maritime Monuments and Memorials A memorial to merchant navy seamen who perished during the Second World War posted by: Dunbar Loop location: South Island, New Zealand date approved: 10/29/2009 last visited: 07/07/2012 |
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