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Logan Park, Dunedin

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stood in one of the buildings constructed for that exhibition. This building and the Otago Lawn Tennis Association building (formerly the aquarium) are all that remains of the exhibition buildings. Shortly after the exhibition the reclaimed land was converted into playing fields and now goes by the
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An aerial view in 1955, looking south. The Caledonian Ground had not been built, but the University Oval, former Art Gallery (centre left) and former Aquarium (centre) are clearly visible. Logan Point Quarry and the Otago Harbour are visible in the
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from the realigned SH 88, which skirts the harbour side of the Forsyth Barr Stadium on its path from Dunedin to
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grass and artificial pitches, known as both Dunedin Artificial Turf and Logan Park Turf, two artificial
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The new artificial field known as 'Logan Park Turf', was officially opened by Columbia international
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campus lies alongside to the western boundary of the park, and the southern edge is bordered by the
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The park's location close to the city's two tertiary institutions (Otago Polytechnic and the
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stadium, home of the University of Otago Rugby Football Club and Otago Cricket, and the
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Logan Park, looking east, with the Otago Polytechnic visible in the distance to the left
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Lake Logan was reclaimed in the early 20th century. Originally an inlet of the
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led to traffic being diverted from Anzac Avenue (by that time part of
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called Pelichet Bay, it frequently silted up, especially after a
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courts, and part of the park is now occupied by two stadia, the
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The eastern end of Logan Park is now partly occupied by the
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The park is located at the northeastern extremity of the
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Index

Pelichet Bay
Logan Park
Dunedin
New Zealand
Dunedin City Council
Otago cricket team
New Zealand national cricket team
Dunedin
New Zealand
reclaimed

Otago Harbour
Dunedin Northern Cemetery

University Oval
football
rugby
hockey
bowling
tennis
University Oval
Caledonian Ground
Forsyth Barr Stadium at University Plaza
Water of Leith
Signal Hill
Opoho Creek
Logan Point quarry
Logan Park High School
Otago Polytechnic
University of Otago

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