Story: Auckland region
Auckland’s volcanic rock – a scree slope of basalt is visible in the foreground – was used in the wall around the original Mt Eden prison, formerly a military barracks. This complex was replaced by a new prison on the same site in 1917.
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Auckland City Libraries - Tamaki Pataka Korero
Reference: 4-1068
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