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Sir Julius Vogel, ca 1865
Taken some time in 1865
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American brig in floating dock, Port Chalmers, 1870s
Taken some time in 1870
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Close-up view of a Port Chalmers wharf and ships loading, 1870s
Taken some time in 1870
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Hokitika township, ca 1870s
Taken some time in 1870
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View of old Port Chalmers looking from the hill above the harbour, looking down towards the wharves, 1870s
Taken some time in 1870
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Steamship Otago on the rocks at Chaslands Mistake, 4 December 1876
Taken 4 Dec 1876
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Franz Josef Glacier, ca 1879-1892
Taken some time in 1879
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View of the Brunner bridge and mines, 188-?
Taken some time in 1880
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"The Old Shebang", Cuba Street, Wellington, ca 1883
Taken some time in 1883
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The ship 'Wallace' stranded at Greymouth, 1885
Taken some time in 1885
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Wreck of ship "Derry Castle" on Enderby Island, Auckland Islands, 22 March 1887
Taken 22 Mar 1887
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Cable tram across the Taramakau River, ca 1890s
Taken some time in 1890
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Richard John Seddon and party in Samoa, 1897
Taken some time in 1890
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Consecrating the memorial to German sailors, 4 January 1891
Taken 4 Jan 1891
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Sailing ship Examiner in the Port Chalmers graving dock, February 1893
Taken some time in Feb 1893
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Edgar Williams playing in the garden outside his parents' house Viewbank on Maitland Street, Dunedin, Sep 1894
Taken some time in Sep 1894
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The British Consulate Polo Team, Teo, Fred, Cusack Smith, and George Reid, ca 1897
Taken some time in 1897
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Owen Williams in the railway office, Hillside, Dunedin, 2 February 1897
Taken 2 Feb 1897
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Guinea pig house at Seacliff Hospital, Dunedin, 9 November 1897
Taken 9 Nov 1897
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Wellington Physical Training School. Men doing stretches, 1898
Taken some time in 1898
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The S.S. Wakatipu sinks the Laira at Dunedin wharf, 2 April 1898
Taken 2 Apr 1898
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Steamship "Mapourika" under repair at Greymouth, 8 December 1898
Taken 8 Dec 1898
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Dillman Town
Taken some time in 1900
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Mitchell Falls, Lake Brunner, between 1900 and 1905
Taken some time in 1900
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Steeple, Cape Foulwind, between 1879 and 1929
Taken some time in 1900
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Three rotting hulks near Port Chalmers, 1900s
Taken some time in 1900
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Timaru beach, showing the wreck of the ship Elginshire, and a man in a horse-drawn cart in the foreground, 1900
Taken some time in 1900
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Elevator at mine, Round Hill, Southland, February 1900
Taken some time in Feb 1900
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Sluicing for gold at Round Hill, Southland, February 1900
Taken some time in Feb 1900
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Opera House [Wellington] :The Wellington More Men Fund. The Brough contribution. "Dandy Dick". Matinee, Wednesday Mar[ch] 21st, 1900. [Programme cover].
Taken 21 Mar 1900
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Edgar and Owen Williams and Edith Kenworth inspect a Nikau palm flower bud, at Motohou near Wanganui, 1901
Taken some time in 1901
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Laying foundation stone of Greymouth Town Hall and Carnegie Library, 30 December 1904
Taken 30 Dec 1904
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Coal creek, near Greymouth, under flood waters, ca 25 Jun 1905
Taken 25 Jun 1905
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Opening of the first section of the Hokitika-Ross railway, West Coast, ca 22 Jan 1906
Taken 22 Jan 1906
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Premier Seddon arriving at the opening of the first section of the Hokitika-Ross railway, West Coast, ca 22 Jan 1906
Taken 22 Jan 1906
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Wairoa Geyser, Whakarewarewa, 1908
Taken some time in 1908
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Steam ship Mararoa in Akaroa Harbour, April 1909
Taken some time in Apr 1909
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Grotto in an iceberg, photographed during the British Antarctic Expedition of 1911-1913, 5 Jan 1911
Taken 5 Jan 1911
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View of the Palace of Industries and towers, Auckland Exhibition, taken at night to show the illuminations, 3 December 1913
Taken 3 Dec 1913
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Soldiers landing at Gallipoli, 1915
Taken some time in 1915
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The interior of Captain Withers dug-out, Gallipoli, Turkey, 1915
Taken some time in 1915
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View along trenches, Russell's Top, Gallipoli, Turkey, 1915
Taken some time in 1915
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Boxing match outside the Petone Railway workshops, 28 May 1915
Taken 28 May 1915
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Russell's Top, Gallipoli, Turkey, 7 August 1915
Taken 7 Aug 1915
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The winner of the duck hunt at the New Zealand Division water sports, World War I, 7 Jul 1917
Taken 7 Jul 1917
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Wrestling on horseback, Louvencourt, 22 May 1918
Taken 22 May 1918
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Soldiers watching a boxing match at the New Zealand Divisional Sports, Authie, 27 June 1918
Taken 27 Jun 1918
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Wood chopping competition at New Zealand Base Depot Sports, Etaples, 3 August 1918
Taken 3 Aug 1918
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An armed forces band and soldiers marching in London at the end of World War I, 1918
Taken some time in Nov 1918
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Crowd scene at Ludgate Circus, London, after World War I, 1918
Taken some time in Nov 1918
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New Zealand soldiers and civilians in London at the end of World War I, 1918
Taken some time in Nov 1918
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The WAACs marching in London at the end of World War I, 1918
Taken some time in Nov 1918
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The WRAF on parade in London at the end of World War I, 1918
Taken some time in Nov 1918
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A mounted officer at a London military parade after World War I, 1919
Taken some time in May 1919
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A New Zealand band leads marching infantry troops, London, May 1919
Taken some time in May 1919
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Australian mounted troops approaching the official dais in London, 1919
Taken some time in May 1919
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Australian troops at a military march past, London, May 1919
Taken some time in May 1919
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Australian troops in a march past, London, after World War I, 1919
Taken some time in May 1919
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Australian troops march past Buckingham Palace after World War I, 1919
Taken some time in May 1919
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Australian troops marching past Buckingham Palace, London, 1919
Taken some time in May 1919
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Mounted officers and an Australian military band on parade, London, 1919
Taken some time in May 1919
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New Zealand troops march past Buckingham Palace after World War I, 1919
Taken some time in May 1919
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New Zealand troops march past Buckingham Palace gates after World War I, May 1919
Taken some time in May 1919
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New Zealand troops marching past Buckingham Palace after World War I, May 1919
Taken some time in May 1919
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New Zealand troops marching past the gates of Buckingham Palace, London, May 1919
Taken some time in May 1919
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Soldiers marching in London after World War I, May 1919
Taken some time in May 1919
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The Australian Imperial Forces Band takes the salute in London, May 1919
Taken some time in May 1919
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Amuri Motors display of Dodge Motor Cars, ca 1920
Taken some time in 1920
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Olympia Motor Show, King Edward Barracks, Christchurch, November 1921
Taken some time in Nov 1921
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Aorangi, the property of Frank Coop at Ataahua, 1923-1928
Taken some time in 1923
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Birch Hill Station farmhouse, garden and grounds at Rangiora, 1925
Taken some time in 1923
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Brancepeth sheep station, Masterton, between 1923-1928
Taken some time in 1923
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Cambridge Co-operative Dairy Co, Hautapu, between 1923-1928
Taken some time in 1923
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Custom House Square, Dunedin, between 1923-1928
Taken some time in 1923
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Customs Street East, Auckland, 1924
Taken some time in 1923
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Eastbourne South from Muritai Park, 1923
Taken some time in 1923
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Fire Brigade, Christchurch, 1924
Taken some time in 1923
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Gannets, Cape Kidnappers, New Zealand, 1923-1928
Taken some time in 1923
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Greymouth, 1924
Taken some time in 1923
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Lake Paringa, Westland, between 1923-1928
Taken some time in 1923
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Lighthouse and surrounding area, Castlepoint, ca 1927
Taken some time in 1923
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Maori village, Whakarewarewa, between 1923-1928
Taken some time in 1923
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The Glen, Kelburn, Wellington, 1923
Taken some time in 1923
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Waikune Prison Camp, Ruapehu district, 1925
Taken some time in 1923
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Courtenay Place, Wellington, 22 February, 1923
Taken 22 Feb 1923
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Business centre, Lyttelton N.Z., 5 May 1923
Taken 5 May 1923
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Borough of Ngaruawahia, 1924
Taken some time in 1924
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Business centre, Cambridge, 1924
Taken some time in 1924
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Khandallah, 1924
Taken some time in 1924
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Albury Park, South Canterbury, ca 1925
Taken some time in 1925
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Bexhill Pastures, Culverden, 1925
Taken some time in 1925
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People watching an exhibition game at the opening of the tennis courts at Wellington East Girls College, 3 Nov 1926
Taken 3 Nov 1926
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Wellington Public Hospital building nearing completion, Adelaide Road, Newtown, ca 24 Aug 1927
Taken 24 Sep 1927
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Evening Post building, Willis Street, 1928
Taken some time in 1928
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Gisborne, 1928
Taken some time in 1928
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Overlooking the intersection of Lambton Quay and Bowen Street, Wellington, 1929
Taken some time in 1929
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Rabbit skins, 1929
Taken some time in 1929
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The DIC Building, taken from opposite the Lambton Quay and Brandon Street corner, Wellington, 1929
Taken some time in 1929
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