Dunback

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Dunback
The Highwayman Hotel at Dunback, built from local schist and limestone in 1864.

Dunback, formerly Waihemo, is a small town in the Otago region of New Zealand. It is located between Palmerston and Ranfurly on Highway 85. It has a population of about 200 people. Most of these people live in the rural areas near the town.

From 29 August 1885 until 1 January 1968, the town was the terminus of the Dunback Branch, a branch line railway that left the Main South Line in Palmerston. Nowadays, some of the old railway formation, a loading bank at the site of the station yard, and other railway relics can still be found around Dunback.

Coordinates: 45°23′S 170°38′E / 45.383°S 170.633°E / -45.383; 170.633


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