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Dunedin Athenaeum and Mechanics' Institute

23 Octagon, Dunedin

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The Dunedin Athenaeum and Mechanics' Institute, which opened in 1870 on a prominent site in The Octagon, Dunedin, is one of the oldest surviving main-centre athenaeums still used for its original purpose in New Zealand.

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