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Auckland in the 1850s

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Auckland in the 1850s

When Patrick Hogan made this drawing of Auckland (from Smales Point) many of its inhabitants came from Australia. The growing settlement was described as an offshoot of Sydney.

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Alexander Turnbull Library

Reference: C-010-015

by Patrick Joseph Hogan

Permission of the Alexander Turnbull Library, National Library of New Zealand, Te Puna Mātauranga o Aotearoa, must be obtained before any re-use of this image.

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John Wilson, Australians – Early arrivals, Te Ara – the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, https://teara.govt.nz/en/artwork/606/auckland-in-the-1850s (accessed 10 June 2026).

Story by John Wilson, published 4 March 2009, updated 1 July 2024.