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Kōrero: City children and youth

Trip to town

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Trip to town

A visit to the central city with parents, to shop at department stores or go to the movies, was a regular event for many suburban children. Most dressed up in their best clothes, and went into town by car or public transport. These well-groomed children are in Auckland’s Queen Street in 1955.

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Auckland War Memorial Museum Tamaki Paenga Hira

Reference: H1527

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Ben Schrader, City children and youth – City, suburbs and recreation, Te Ara – the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, https://teara.govt.nz/mi/photograph/21962/trip-to-town (accessed 4 June 2026).

He kōrero nā Ben Schrader, i tāngia i te 4 February 2010.