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A newspaper delivery round was one of the ways that boys earned money in the mid-20th century, when this photograph of Peter Williams on his delivery round was taken. Accompanying him is his pet possum.

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Auckalnd Libraries, Takapuna Library Photograph Archive

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Megan Cook, Rhythms of daily life – Children and teenagers, Te Ara – the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, https://teara.govt.nz/en/photograph/40507/paid-work (accessed 4 June 2026).

Story by Megan Cook, published 11 December 2012.