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A view of Halcombe, Rangitīkei district, about 1878

A view of Halcombe, Rangitīkei district, about 1878

During the 1870s in the Wellington region, the towns of Halcombe, Rongotea and Carterton all had large concentrations of German immigrants.

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Alexander Turnbull Library
Reference: A-226-009
Lithograph by Edith Stanway Halcombe

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James N. Bade. 'Germans', Te Ara - the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, updated 1-Sep-11
URL: http://www.TeAra.govt.nz/en/germans/4/1