Seacliff, New Zealand
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Seacliff is a small
Kilmog hill. Coast Road, an old route north from Dunedin, and the South Island Main Trunk Railway
pass through the village.
History
Seacliff is the site of the former
mental institution
was the site of one of the nation's major disasters when a massive fire engulfed the fifth ward, resulting in the death of 37 of the 39 female residents who remained locked in their cells.
Otago Settlers' Museum in Dunedin. The area is now a recreation reserve named, after Sir Frederic Truby King
, the Truby King Reserve, although the remaining buildings are currently privately owned.
The streets in Seacliff include Kilgour Street (the main street that runs through the village), Palmer Street, the Coast Road and Russell Road, which leads to the Truby King Reserve.
One of Seacliff's claims to fame is the town's victory in the inaugural championship of New Zealand's annual knockout football competition, the 1923 Chatham Cup, wherein the locals beat Wellington's YMCA four goals to nil.
Seacliff now
Seacliff is settled by several families, some of whom commute to Dunedin for work and school, and a handful of artists who keep studios in the village.