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Earthquake damage, Wellington, 1848

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Earthquake damage, Wellington, 1848

Surveyor Robert Park made sketches of Wellington buildings damaged by the 1848 Marlborough earthquakes. Shown here are (from top): Fitzherbert’s store, the ordnance store, the colonial hospital and the premises of Hickson & Co.

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Alexander Turnbull Library

Reference: PUBL-0050-01

by Robert Park

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Eileen McSaveney, Historic earthquakes – The 1848 Marlborough earthquake, Te Ara – the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, https://teara.govt.nz/en/artwork/4387/earthquake-damage-wellington-1848 (accessed 4 June 2026).

Story by Eileen McSaveney, published 2 March 2009, updated 1 November 2017.