Kōrero: Sewage, water and waste

Wellington rubbish truck, 1951

Wellington rubbish truck, 1951

A rubbish man carries a metal container to a rubbish truck in central Wellington in 1951. Motorised trucks and burial of rubbish had become the norm by the late 1930s. The rubbish was destined for small tips that had opened in various parts of the city – usually a gully that was filled in.

Te whakamahi i tēnei tūemi

Alexander Turnbull Library, Evening Post Collection (PAColl-0614)
Reference: 114/388/12

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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Te tuhi tohutoro mō tēnei whārangi:

Christine Dann, 'Sewage, water and waste - Solid waste', Te Ara - the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, http://www.TeAra.govt.nz/mi/photograph/24451/wellington-rubbish-truck-1951 (accessed 19 April 2024)

He kōrero nā Christine Dann, i tāngia i te 11 Mar 2010