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Ōhura: Ngarimu Street, 1950s

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Ōhura: Ngarimu Street, 1950s

From the 1930s to the 1970s coal mining underpinned Ōhura’s economy and the township prospered. This is the main street, Ngarimu Street, in the 1950s. Shops line the broad street, with houses scattered on either side.

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Kerryn Pollock, King Country places – Ōhura, Te Ara – the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, https://teara.govt.nz/en/photograph/34801/ohura-ngarimu-street-1950s (accessed 4 June 2026).

Story by Kerryn Pollock, published 6 December 2011, updated 1 March 2015.