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Haurongo: Hillary, Edmund Percival

Hillary and Lowe at Government House

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Hillary and Lowe at Government House

Edmund Hillary (left) was photographed with the governor general, Sir Willoughby Norrie (centre), and George Lowe when they visited Government House, Wellington, on 20 August 1953. After his triumphant return to New Zealand on 9 August he embarked on a three-week lecture tour of New Zealand with Lowe.

Te whakamahi i tēnei tūemi

Alexander Turnbull Library, Dominion Post Collection (PA-Group-00685)

Reference: EP/1953/1600-G

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.

Me pēnei te tohu i te whārang

Shaun Barnett. 'Hillary, Edmund Percival', Ngā Tāngata Taumata Rau, i tāngia tuatahitia ki 2010. Te Ara - the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, https://teara.govt.nz/mi/photograph/28303/hillary-and-lowe-at-government-house (accessed 4 June 2026).