Biography: Dinnie, Walter

Walter Dinnie

This family portrait of 1914 shows ex-police commissioner Walter Dinnie (left), his wife Frederica (right) and their children including (seated at centre) Ted, who became head of the Finger-print Branch established by his father.

Using this item

Alexander Turnbull Library, S. P. Andrew Collection (PAColl-3739)

Reference: 1/1-013744-G

Photograph by Stanley P. Andrew

Permission of the Alexander Turnbull Library, National Library of New Zealand, Te Puna Mātauranga o Aotearoa, must be obtained before any re-use of this image.

How to cite this page

Richard S. Hill. 'Dinnie, Walter', Dictionary of New Zealand Biography, first published in 1996. Te Ara - the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, https://teara.govt.nz/en/photograph/399/walter-dinnie (accessed 24 June 2026).