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Kōrero: Germans

A German tobacconist

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A German tobacconist

Frank Barraud’s sketches of Dunedin tradesmen from 1884 were based more on stereotypes of the day than on historical accuracy. Germans were probably just as likely to have been farmers as tobacconists.

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Alexander Turnbull Library

Reference: E-310-q-010

by William Francis Barraud

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.

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Me pēnei te tohu i te whārang

James N. Bade, Germans – First arrivals, Te Ara – the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, https://teara.govt.nz/mi/artwork/533/a-german-tobacconist (accessed 4 June 2026).

He kōrero nā James N. Bade, i tāngia i te 4 March 2009, updated 1 July 2024.