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First settlers

First settlers

William ‘Okiwi’ Brown and his wife Nan ran an accommodation house in Rona Bay for people travelling to Wairarapa. The couple are sitting outside their home around 1884. Standing beside them are two guests: F. W. Devereux and T. H. Wyatt.

About this item

Alexander Turnbull Library, E. R. Williams Collection
Reference: 1/1-025941; G
Photograph by William Williams

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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Chris Maclean. 'Wellington places', Te Ara - the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, updated 21-Sep-11
URL: http://www.TeAra.govt.nz/en/wellington-places/11/4