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Cars in Hamilton

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Cars in Hamilton

This view of Hamilton’s main street, Victoria St, in 1950, shows motor vehicles competing with bicycles. By the late 1940s, Waikato was one of the most highly motorised regions in New Zealand.

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James Watson, Transport – overview – Motor vehicles, Te Ara – the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, https://teara.govt.nz/en/photograph/24987/cars-in-hamilton (accessed 4 June 2026).

Story by James Watson, published 10 June 2013.