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The Cyclopedia of New Zealand [Otago & Southland Provincial Districts]

Dunback

Dunback , in the county of Waihemo, is situated on the banks of the Shag river, nine miles by rail from Palmerston, and fifty miles north-west by rail from Dunedin. The township has a population of about 150, and the district is noted for its game—deer, hares, rabbits, ducks, and pigeons, and the river abounds in trout. There is a post and money order office, and, apart from farming, there are two gold-mining dredges working in the neighbourhood. There are two hotels in the district, and the road from Palmerston to Dunback is exceptionally good, and a favourite with cyclists. Hyde, twenty-four miles from Dunback, is the nearest point on the Otago Central railway.