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Early settler, Adriana Pieters

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Early settler, Adriana Pieters

Adriana Pieters was born into a wealthy shipping family in Rotterdam, and in 1881 married an Englishman, Arthur Swarbrick. Following the wedding they sailed for New Zealand, where Arthur had a farm on the outskirts of Hamilton. Adriana and her husband are pictured soon after their marriage.

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Redmer Yska, Dutch – First arrivals, Te Ara – the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, https://teara.govt.nz/en/photograph/812/early-settler-adriana-pieters (accessed 11 June 2026).

Story by Redmer Yska, published 4 March 2009, updated 1 August 2024.