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At work in Porirua

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At work in Porirua

The Austrian tradesmen who came to the Wellington area in the early 1950s were employed to assemble houses. When this work was completed, many found employment on other building projects, including the development of Porirua city, where these two men are at work.

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Pātaka - Porirua Museum of Arts and Cultures

Reference: P 2.244

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John Wilson, Central and South-eastern Europeans – Austrians, Te Ara – the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, https://teara.govt.nz/en/photograph/1065/at-work-in-porirua (accessed 4 June 2026).

Story by John Wilson, published 4 March 2009, updated 1 July 2024.