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    Photo: Stephen Jaquiery
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    Former home of the McSkimming Pottery Works, Benhar was an industrial village for 126 years. In 1990, the factory was destroyed by fire and the business relocated to Auckland, then Australia. Located 5km east of Balclutha, the current population is about 100.

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