Original sentence: 1870s this first time of prosperity many institutions and businesses were established in Dunedin, New Zealand's first daily newspaper, its first university, art school and medical school among them.After ten years of gold rushes the economy slowed, this coincided with the long depression, however,Julius Vogel's immigration and development scheme brought thousands more especially to Dunedin and Otago before recession set in during the 1880s.Prior to 1861, Dunedin's population was small, numbering only two or three thousand people, but in 1861 the discovery of gold at Gabriel's Gully led to a rapid influx of population, giving Dunedin by 1865 the highest rate of population increase in the country.The city has continued to refurbish itself, rehousing the Dunedin Public Art Gallery in the Octagon in 1996 and buying and restoring the Railway Station and recently completed a large development of the Otago Settlers Museum.This reduced the dominance of the earlier Scottish immigrants and Presbyterianism in Dunedin
Edited sentence: A generation reacting against Victorianism started demolishing its buildings for redevelopment, which in Dunedin often meant open air car parks.After ten years of gold rushes the economy slowed but Julius Vogel's immigration and development scheme brought thousands more especially to Dunedin and Otago before recession set in during the 1880s.Dunedin continues to be preoccupied with its population and economic future but people have lived here for nine centuries through radically changing fortunes.In this first time of prosperity many institutions and businesses were established in Dunedin, New Zealand's first daily newspaper, its first university, art school and medical school among them.Many buildings were lost, notably William Mason's Stock Exchange in 1969.Prior to 1861, Dunedin's population was small, numbering only two or three thousand people, but in 1861 the discovery of gold at Gabriel's Gully led to a rapid influx of population and saw Dunedin become New Zealand's first city by growth of population in 1865.The city has continued to refurbish itself, rehousing the Dunedin Public Art Gallery in the Octagon in 1996 and buying and restoring the Railway Station and now embarking on a large development of the Otago Settlers Museum.Unlike other New Zealand cities something of that is reflected in its atmosphere with its constant recall of the past and promise of future surprises