GUIDE TO DUNEDIN

Otago Daily Times, Issue 26197, 6 July 1946, Page 8

GUIDE TO DUNEDIN

OBSERVATION TOURS.—Tours around the Otago Peninsula are available by buses which leave the Municipal Chambers in the Octagon at 2 p.m. to-day and 2.15 p.m. to-morrow. On Sunday afternoon a tour to Signal Hill and around Dunedin may be made by buses leaving the Municipal Chambers at 2.15 p.m. A drive around tlie Harbour bays to Harrington Point is available by buses leaving from the Queen’s Gardens at 2 p.m to-day and 2.30 p.m. to-morrow. SCENIC WALK.—Take the No. 2 tram to the Normanby terminus and follow the Main North ro3d to the Brown House, where refreshments can be obtained. From this point there is a wide panoramic view of the city, and from a short distance further on there is a splendid view of the Lower Harbour and the Heads. Return by the Main road as far as Brown House and then take the road leading off to the right back to the Normanby tram terminus. Time required: Approximately 21 hours. PUBLIC LIBRARY.—Moray place west. Hours: Week days, 9.30 a.m. to 9.30 p.m.; Sundays, 2 to 5 p.m. and 7 to 9 p.m. Display tables this week feature books on Gerald Heard, the Bible, Christians of taste, the modern novel, building, electricity, Italian peace, Australia, and Canada. ART GALLERY.—Logan Park bus from Jacobs’s Corner. Hours: Week days, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.; Sundays. 2 to 4 p.m. The Gallery contains a fine collection of prints, etchings and dry points by well-known artists, such as D. Y. Cameron, R.A., Frank Brangwyn, R.A., G. Brockhurst, A.R.A., and many others. BOTANIC GARDENS.—North Dunedin (trams 2,4, or 12). Open from sunrise to sunset daily. The tea kiosk in the Upper Gardens is open every afternoon except Friday. In the Winter Gardens are blooms of the Gloire de Lorraine begonias and the Ladies’ Slipper orchids. OTAGO MUSEUM.—King street. Hours: Week days, 10 a.m. to 4.30 p.m.; Sundays, 2 to 4 p.m. The Otago Museum has the finest collection in the world of New Zealand greenstone, ranging from a huge boulder to a tiny Maori amulet. GOLF COURSE.—The Ocean Beach Municipal Golf Course of 18 holes, situated near the terminus of the St.. Kilda (No. 7) tram, is available for the use of the public on payment of a small green fee. EARLY SETTLERS’ MUSEUM.—Lower High street. Hours: Week days, 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Visitors will find the museum a storehouse of interesting relics of the early days. On display this week are some sewing machines used by the pioneer women.