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[Biscuit Rock and Tunnel Beach, The Cliffs, St Clair, Dunedin].

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Date

1881

Artist

Jenny Wimperis (1838-1927)

Collection

Alexander Turnbull Library

Image Link

https://natlib.govt.nz/records/31986226

Description

Shows a view looking north along the sandstone cliffs just south of St Clair, Dunedin. The artist is painting on the sand at Tunnel Beach, at low tide. At the furthermost point of the cliffs are two natural arches formed in the rock

In the 1870s John Cargill, a local politician and brother of Edward Bowes Cargill who built Cargill's Castle, excavated a tunnel in the sandstone cliffs down to a secluded beach so that the Cargill families could bathe in privacy, away from the public swimming beach at St Clair. It was the strong rip there that is believed to have caused the death by drowning of John Cargill's youngest daughter (www.dunedinnz.com)

There is no solid evidence that one of Cargill's daughters drowned, either at Tunnel Beach or St Clair Beach. The story is generally accepted as local legend.

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All Rights Reserved

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Alexander Turnbull Library

Location

Tunnel Beach, Dunedin, New Zealand

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Landscapes & Seascapes

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