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Story: Whanganui region

Victoria Avenue, 1910s (1st of 2)

Victoria Avenue, 1910s

Whanganui was a thriving town in the 1910s – its 1911 population of over 12,500 was double that of 15 years earlier. These electric trams and horse-drawn vehicles make a busy scene on Whanganui’s main street.

About this item

Alexander Turnbull Library, L. Calvert Collection
Reference: 1/2-023099; F
Photograph by Frank J. Denton

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.

How to cite this page:

Diana Beaglehole. 'Whanganui region', Te Ara - the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, updated 25-Sep-11
URL: http://www.TeAra.govt.nz/en/whanganui-region/1/4/1