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Kōrero: Wellington places

Brooklyn, 1930s

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Brooklyn, 1930s

The suburb of Brooklyn was settled from the 1880s and grew rapidly after a tram route opened in the early 1900s. The obelisk on the hill (left) is a memorial to 47 Brooklyn soldiers who died in the First World War. Below it are six identical cottages. Three of them face the street (as was the convention) but the other three face the harbour.

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Alexander Turnbull Library

Reference: 1/2-018367; F

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Chris Maclean, Wellington places – Southern suburbs, Te Ara – the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, https://teara.govt.nz/mi/photograph/13415/brooklyn-1930s (accessed 24 June 2026).

He kōrero nā Chris Maclean, i tāngia i te 3 March 2009, updated 1 March 2016.