Images of Dunedin's Past - Available for Purchase

Would you like to experience old-time Dunedin from the comfort of your own living room?

A collection of stunning prints that capture moments in Dunedin's history are now available for purchase. The range of photographs includes evocative shots of historical buildings and machines, the 1923 city flood, and a crowded St Clair Beach on a sunny 1890 day.

Here's a sample of prints that help to bring Dunedin's history to life...

Image of Cedar Slab.
Cedar slab hut at Sullivans Dam c1880s
Reference number 403/1

This photograph is included in a report by the Native Forest Action Council in 1978, related to the felling on native bush by the Dunedin City Council in the Mt. Cargill catchment area.

Image of Municipal Chamber.
Municipal Chambers 1929
Reference number 160/21

This photograph, taken by C. M. Collins is one of a set of pictures taken following the completion of the Dunedin Town Hall in 1929.

Image of Construction of Anzac Avenue Bridge.
Construction of Anzac Avenue Bridge 1925
Reference number: 150/27

This photograph, taken by C. C. Armstrong in May 1925, is one of a series related to the construction of the bridge in Anzac Avenue over the Water of the Leith. Anzac Avenue was constructed to improve access to Logan Park for the 1925/26 New Zealand and South Seas exhibition.

Image of Saint Clair beach.
St. Clair Beach c1890

Reference number: 337

This photograph, taken by F. A. Coxhead, is entitled: "St. Clair Watering Place, Three Miles from Dunedin. Visited by thousands on a summer day." The photograph was included in the records of the Ocean Beach Domain Board that amalgamated with the Dunedin City Council in 1989.

Image of Wharf Street.
Wharf Street 1914
Reference number: 15

This photograph, looking down Wharf Street, was commissioned by the Dunedin City Council's Public Works committee and it was used in preparation of the specifications for 48,000 square yards of street paving in Jarrah wood blocks and asphalt.

Image of 1923 flood.
1923 Floods
Reference 334/50

This image is from a series of lanternslides commissioned by the Dunedin Drainage and Sewerage Board showing the floods in Dunedin following heavy rain in April 1923. The picture shows flood water in Harrow Street not far from the Dunedin Railway Station.

Image of Lawyer Head.

Lawyers Head 1904

Reference number: 157/2b

Stormwater Tunnel Spillway - Lawyers Head, Sewage Outfall. Commissioned by Dunedin Drainage and Sewerage Board 1904.

Image of an earth moving machinery.

Earth Moving Machinery

Reference number: 150/13b

Wehr Grader in use in 1924. This grader was imported from Minnesota, USA for use on Dunedin streets in the 1920s and 1930s.

Image of the South Seas Exhibition.
South Seas Exhibition 1925/26
Reference number: 186

This photograph provides a general view of the buildings used in the New Zealand and South Seas Exhibition at Logan Park; formerly Pelichet Bay, in 1925/26.

Image of Leyland Street Washer.
Leyland Street Washer
Reference number: 150/55a

A Leyland street washer and gully emptier in action on Dunedin streets. This photograph was taken by the manager of Leyland Motors in 1928.

Image of Anzac Square.
Anzac Square c1922
Reference number 330/43

Cars and carriages outside the Dunedin Railway Station in Anzac Square. This photograph was taken after street paving c1922. This picture is one of a series of 60 lantern slides related to street paving.

Image of a retail store.
Retail Stores 1928
Reference number 293/9

McCracken's Store in South Road, Caversham. This photograph was commissioned by Council's Valuation Department in 1928. This photograph is one of a series of 13.

Would you like to see one of these prints hanging on your living room wall? It's easy to order your favourite photograph from the collection.

How to Order

These wonderful images are reproduced as high quality black and white prints and are available, unframed and un-mounted, as follows:

A4 at $20 per print
A3 at $30 per print
A2 at $58 per print
A1 at $110 per print
A0 at $205 per print

Postage and packing for A4 and A3 sizes is $5.00; for all other sizes, please add $10.00. Postage and packaging for overseas depends on the destination country. All prices include GST.

Prints will be posted after cheque funds have cleared. Please do not send cash.

Prints can be ordered from the Customer Services Agency, Dunedin City Council, 50 The Octagon, Dunedin by telephone: (03) 477-4000, e-mail, or by completing the order form (187K PDF) .

Last reviewed: 09 Mar 2010 3:33pm