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Queens Wharf, 1900

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Queens Wharf, 1900
In the 19th century wharves were open to the public. Auckland’s Queens Wharf was an extension of Queen Street, the city’s main thoroughfare, and a magnet for those wanting to amble and watch the goings-on of the busy port.

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Ben Schrader, Street life – Colonial street life, 1840–1914, Te Ara – the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, https://teara.govt.nz/en/photograph/20669/queens-wharf-1900 (accessed 4 June 2026).

Story by Ben Schrader, published 4 March 2010.