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Kōrero: Auckland region

Dominion Road

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Dominion Road

The introduction of electric trams in the early 1900s triggered suburban expansion. This is Dominion Road, near its junction with Valley Road. Shops were often sited next to the tram stops, to attract custom.

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Auckland Council Libraries − Tāmaki Pātaka Kōrero o Tāmaki Makaurau

Reference: 255A-93

Permission of Auckland City Libraries Tāmaki Pātaka Kōrero o Tāmaki Makaurau must be obtained before any re-use of this image.

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Margaret McClure, Auckland region – Farming and city building: 1900–1939, Te Ara – the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, https://teara.govt.nz/mi/photograph/15901/dominion-road (accessed 4 June 2026).

He kōrero nā Margaret McClure, i tāngia i te 2 March 2009, updated 1 August 2016.