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Kōrero: History of immigration

Melbourne, 1880

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Melbourne, 1880

During the 1880s New Zealand suffered an economic depression and lost large numbers of people to Australia. Many went to Victoria, where the city of Melbourne continued to experience a boom as a result of gold production. This photo looks eastward along Bourke St towards Parliament Buildings, then under construction.

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National Library of Australia

Reference: nla.pic-an1060859421

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Jock Phillips, History of immigration – Depression: 1885 to 1900, Te Ara – the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, https://teara.govt.nz/mi/artwork/2126/melbourne-1880 (accessed 4 June 2026).

He kōrero nā Jock Phillips, i tāngia i te 4 March 2009, updated 1 August 2015.