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Haining Street, Wellington

Haining Street, Wellington

This photograph of Haining Street, the heart of the Chinese district in Wellington, was published in the New Zealand Mail on 17 August 1904. The street was notorious for many years, thanks to rumours of opium and gambling dens.

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Alexander Turnbull Library
Reference: C-12470-1/2

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

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Manying Ip. 'Chinese', Te Ara - the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, updated 1-Sep-11
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