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High commission in Australia: official residence, around 1951

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High commission in Australia: official residence, around 1951

Originally a private house, this building in Red Hills, Canberra, became the residence of New Zealand's high commissioner to Australia in 1943. It was later extended and renovated.

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Michael Green, Foreign policy and diplomatic representation – Impact of the Second World War, Te Ara – the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, https://teara.govt.nz/en/photograph/34270/high-commission-in-australia-official-residence-around-1951 (accessed 4 June 2026).

Story by Michael Green, published 28 May 2012, updated 1 May 2016.