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'Auckland showing the Albert Barracks', 1859

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'Auckland showing the Albert Barracks', 1859

Spending by British armed forces made an important contribution to economic activity in mid-1840s Wellington and 1860s Auckland, when large numbers of troops were quartered in the settlements.

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Malcolm McKinnon, International economic relations – New Zealand in the world economy, 19th century, Te Ara – the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, https://teara.govt.nz/en/artwork/24790/auckland-showing-the-albert-barracks-1859 (accessed 4 June 2026).

Story by Malcolm McKinnon, published 2 March 2010.