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Kōrero: Women and men

Harbour bridge smoko

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Harbour bridge smoko

Lunch, along with morning and afternoon tea (often called ‘smoko’), was a relaxed affair for these riggers and painters working on the Auckland Harbour Bridge. In the 1960s, when this photograph was taken, card games and a cigarette were standard after eating.

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Charlotte Macdonald, Women and men – Parallel worlds: mid-20th century, Te Ara – the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, https://teara.govt.nz/mi/photograph/29238/harbour-bridge-smoko (accessed 25 June 2026).

He kōrero nā Charlotte Macdonald, i tāngia i te 30 March 2011, updated 1 August 2017.